The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.
– Khalil Gibran
I used to write things for friends. There was this girl I had a crush on, and she had a teacher she didn’t like at school. I had a real crush on her, so almost every day I would write her a little short story where she would kill him in a different way.
– Stephen Colbert
A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.
– Eliphas Levi
Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.
– Shahrukh Khan
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
– Bill Gates
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.
– Stevie Wonder
If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade.
– David Price
A good teacher who can take the zero pay and help kids develop physically, emotionally, socially, is literally an angel.
– Eva Amurri
A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.
– John C. Maxwell
I believe in God – not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.
– Pope Francis
Experience is the teacher of all things.
– Julius Caesar
The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’
– Maria Montessori
Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
– Malala Yousafzai
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
– Bill Gates
We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It’s not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers.
– Donna Shalala
As they work hard for our children, America’s teachers often reach into their own pockets to make sure they have the best classroom supplies. I feel strongly that the federal government should help make up for their personal financial burden.
– John Warner
My attitude toward graduate students was different, I must say. I used graduate students as colleagues: I gave them the best problems to work on, and I encouraged them.
– Frank Press
I have an education degree from the University of Minnesota, and I was a teacher for about a minute.
– Loni Anderson
Americanism demands loyalty to the teacher and respect for his lesson.
– Bainbridge Colby