- The best teacher in the world is someone who loves what he or she does, and just loves it in front of you. Fred Rogers
- “Education makes your maths better, not necessarily your manners.” ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
- “Pick a leader who will not only bail out banks and airlines, but also families from losing their homes — or jobs due to their companies moving to other countries. Pick a leader who will fund schools, not limit spending on education and allow libraries to close. Pick a leader who chooses diplomacy over war. An honest broker in foreign relations. A leader with integrity, one who says what they mean, keeps their word and does not lie to their people. Pick a leader who is strong and confident, yet humble. Intelligent, but not sly. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. One who understands the needs of the farmer, the teacher, the doctor, and the environmentalist — not only the banker, the oil tycoon, the weapons developer, or the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyist.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
- “As in everything, nature is the best instructor.” ― Adolf Hitler
- “Why, Daddy?” she asked. She still had that strange look on her face. “Why do dogs die so young? Shadow was only seventeen. He was not even as old as my babysitter.”“To teach us,” he said.“Teach us what, Daddy?” “Compassion,” he replied.“But why, Daddy?” she asked.“So that we might be kinder. So we might make the world kinder. They leave, but they leave us with their lesson. All great teachers do that.”“Yes,” said Emma. “He was a good teacher to me too. He was also a wonderful runway model.”He handed her the polaroid. She examined its rivulets and splotches. She put her thumb on the smudges, rubbing them. To Theo, it seemed she knew of the eyes and mouth that once had been. Then the full gravity of the circumstance fell upon her. Emma wept. She was now a girl with a crack in her heart. The sorrows of the world were now available to her. Soon, she would know their beauty.” ― Steven James Taylor, The Dog
- Good teachers believe in their own skills. Great teachers believe in their students. Maxime Lagacé
- Exceptional teachers not only understand their topic, but also know why someone might misunderstand it. James Clear
- Students in classes with traditional lecturing were 1.5x more likely to fail than those with active learning. Lectures might be the worst way to learn. Every class should invite students to teach one another and apply their knowledge in projects. Adam Grant (See also: The Case Against Lectures, nautil.us)
- Upon feeling a compulsion to teach, one author picks up his pen. The other, puts it down. Kapil Gupta
- “Observation and expansion are two elements of meditation. While a teacher may guide you to have the right posture and give instruction on following the breath, no one can teach you about the experience. It comes through practice and patience.” ― Debra Moffitt, Garden of Bliss: Cultivating the Inner Landscape for Self-Discovery
- People are informed when they learn from you but empowered when they learn with you. Teach as an instructor and people believe in you. Teach as a student and they believe in themselves. Adam Grant
- The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self-reflective. Randy Pausch
- “Without trust between the spiritual teacher and student it is not possible to attain to no-mind, because to attain no-mind needs trust.” ― Swami Dhyan Giten
- “The parent is protector and trainer, but never the ultimate teacher. Every parent is responsible for teaching their kid basic moral conduct, manners, the difference between love and hate, and right from wrong. However, after maturity, the child must set off to seek knowledge on their own. Religion is never to be forced. And you cannot threaten your child with hell and tell them your religion is the only right way. There is no one right way. The many ways to the Creator are as varied as the colors of a rainbow.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
- Teachers with better questions create students with better outcomes. Maxime Lagacé
- Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin
- If the professor is not capable of giving a class without preparation, don’t attend. People should only teach what they have learned organically, through experience and curiosity…or get another job. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- “Shane, in case we don’t … don’t come out of this, I wanted to say…”He glanced over at her, and she felt her whole body warm from it. She remembered that look. It made her feel naked inside and out, but not in a creepy kind of way. In a way that felt…. Free. “If what you say is true, and I guess it has to be, I think I know why we’re … together,” he said. “I think I’d fall for you no matter what, Claire. You’re kind of awesome.” ― Rachel Caine, Ghost Town
- I am not a teacher, but an awakener. Robert Frost
- Maybe the hardest part is if you teach, you have to live your teaching. Maya Angelou
- I don’t know any other way to lead but by example. John Wooden
- It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach. John Locke
- Teachers, librarians and nurses will all get the best seats in heaven. Anne Lamott
- Teach the ignorant as much as you can; society is culpable in not providing a free education for all and it must answer for the night which it produces. If the soul is left in darkness sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness. Victor Hugo (Les Misérables)
- “One thing: you have to walk, and create the way by your walking; you will not find a ready-made path. It is not so cheap, to reach to the ultimate realization of truth. You will have to create the path by walking yourself; the path is not ready-made, lying there and waiting for you. It is just like the sky: the birds fly, but they don’t leave any footprints. You cannot follow them; there are no footprints left behind.” ― Osho
- “The Stone of Guilt in the River of the Mind, the block in the flow of intelligence.~ Paramahamsa Nithyananda” ― Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Living Enlightenment
- The professor of the future will be equal parts educator and entertainer. Matthew Kobach
- Teach your students to doubt, to think, to communicate, to question, to make mistakes, to learn from their mistakes, and most importantly, have fun in their learning. Richard Feynman
- “Spiritual vanity impedes a person’s spiritual progress making him egoistic, thereby defeating the purpose of attainment.” ― Hingori S, Guru Sutra – The Guru Who Wont Keep Spiritual Secrets
- “Never trust a man who teaches about death but yet had no real experience at all about it.” ― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity