The Tea Party movement went off on a more extreme agenda that I did not support at all, and was very frustrated by it, to the point that not only did I change parties, I decided to do something about it and run for Congress. Patrick Murphy agendumchangecongress share on social
The Tea Party people are ideologues. They are right, and no one can change their minds. There is no reason for compromise. Chuck Schumer changecompromiseideologue Change image and share on social
The Tea Party people say they're angry about socialism, but maybe they're really angry about capitalism. If there's a sense of being looked down upon, it's that sense of failure that's built into a system that assures everyone they can make it to the top, but then reserves the top for only a tiny fraction of the strivers. Gail Collins angryassurebuild share on social
The Tea Party represents stakeholders in the American system; people who were never involved in politics or thought they had to be, yet realized that political corruption and incompetence threatened not only their families, but the future of the nation itself. Tammy Bruce americancorruptionfamily share on social
The Tea Party was born out of the disgust many Americans felt early in the financial crisis upon learning that the federal government was even contemplating reducing the principal on some troubled mortgages. Mark Zandi americanbearcontemplate share on social
The teacher is commodified, the school is a shop, the subjects are consumer goods. To read, to think, to reflect, isn't a question of want, it's a question of need. Daniel Pennac commodifyconsumergood Change image and share on social
The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner. Elbert Hubbard learnerlessonteacher Change image and share on social
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon. Maria Montessori activitycapacityderive Change image and share on social
The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject. Abdoulaye Wade dealdecadedumbfound share on social
The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron. Horace Mann attemptcolddesire Change image and share on social