As a teacher at Princeton, I'm surrounded by people who work hard so I just make good use of my time. And I don't really think of it as work - writing a novel, in one sense, is a problem-solving exercise. Joyce Carol Oates exercisegoodhard share on social
As a teacher I realize that what one learns in school doesn't serve for very much at all, that the only thing one can really learn is self-understanding, and this is something that can't be taught. Laura Esquivel learnrealizeschool Change image and share on social
As a teacher, I've never seen anything like 'Harry Potter.' That's why I smart when people talk about the 'next' 'Harry Potter.' There is no 'next' 'Harry Potter.' Rick Riordan harryhavepeople Change image and share on social
As a teacher, my strategy is to encourage questioning. I'm the least authoritarian professor you'll ever meet. Niall Ferguson authoritarianencouragemeet Change image and share on social
As a teacher myself I've been in situations where parents come at you, and sometimes parents come across like the teacher doesn't want the best for their kid and it can be really, really hurtful. Rosalind Wiseman havehurtfulkid Change image and share on social
As a teacher you are more or less obliged to pay the same amount of attention to everything. That can wear you down. Marilyn Hacker amountattentionoblige Change image and share on social
As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, is drastic. Jenna Bush differencedrasticgrade Change image and share on social
As a technologist, I'm obsessed with searching for the next killer app. Maynard Webb appkillerobsess Change image and share on social
As a technology, the book is like a hammer. That is to say, it is perfect: a tool ideally suited to its task. Hammers can be tweaked and varied but will never go obsolete. Even when builders pound nails by the thousand with pneumatic nail guns, every household needs a hammer. James Gleick bookbuildergun share on social
As a teen-ager I was constantly trying to please people, which I guess is true of all adolescents. Rosemary Mahoney adolescentagerconstantly Change image and share on social
