513 private quotes tagged teacher

“I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.” — Paul Wellstone

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“I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state.” — George Osborne

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“This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to think and engages them in encouraging dialogues, constantly checking for understanding and growth.” — William Glasser

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“I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning.” — Carl Rogers

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“Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.” — Arthur Koestler

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“You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.” — Elisabeth Rohm

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“It's not the teaching, it's the learning.” — Sly Stone

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“I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano.” — Carla Bley

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“I played saxophone, so I was into jazz. I learned from each audience and each teacher that I had. I can't really tell you any rules or anything, but the way I develop my beliefs is really just by personally learning from different situations.” — Chad Hugo

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“A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.” — Gilbert Highet

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“My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn't have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family.” — Dave Grohl

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“I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missionary - prior to marriage.” — Kate Adie

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“My mother was told she couldn't go to medical school because she was a woman and a Jew. So she became a teacher in the New York City public school system.” — Marilyn Hacker

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“My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.” — Condoleezza Rice

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“I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but I wasn't that way growing up.” — Tony Dungy

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“I was a hyper kid in school and the teacher suggested to my mom she needed to do something with me.” — Devon Sawa

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“My father still is a lawyer, and my mom was a teacher and then later a career counselor.” — Steve Case

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“You know, I loved math. My mom was a math teacher.” — Joan Cusack

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“We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.” — Maria Montessori

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“I always think about which blood drive was going on in Georgia that day when that husband or mom or school teacher rolled up their sleeve and actually gave me a second chance at life. It's the ultimate gift of life, and I'm the one who was on the other end.” — Niki Taylor

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“The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.” — Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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“You really have to be a morning person if you want to be a teacher.” — Alanna Ubach

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“Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder.” — John Ruskin

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“Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow.” — Toru Takemitsu

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“Police and firefighters are great, but they don't create wealth. They protect it. That's crucial. Teaching is a wonderful profession. Teachers help educate people to become good citizens so that citizens can then go create wealth. But they don't create the wealth themselves.” — Rush Limbaugh

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