Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. Bill Gates loselousypeople Change image and share on social
I remember in grammar school the teacher asked if anyone had any hobbies. I was the only one with any hobbies and I had every hobby there was... name anything, no matter how esoteric. I could have given everyone a hobby and still had 40 or 50 to take home. Cormac McCarthy askesotericgrammar share on social
What a blind person needs is not a teacher but another self. Helen Keller blindpersonteacher Change image and share on social
A wonderful acting teacher I love, Josh Pais, has a system I love for being in the moment in acting, but also in life. And one of the things he reminds me of is to take a moment and just be here now. Alysia Reiner actjoshlife Change image and share on social
The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples. Amos Bronson Alcott defenddiscipleeye Change image and share on social
I'm sure any vocal teacher that listens to me would rather cut my throat than do anything - I do everything all wrong - but I think for me that's the best - because I don't think I have a voice so I think what I project would be style - if I learned to sing I'd lose my style. Julie London cutlearnlisten share on social
I want to be a lawyer, a dancer, an actress, a mother, a wife, a children's author, a distance runner, a poet, a pianist, a pet store owner, an astronaut, an environmental and humanitarian activist, a psychiatrist, a ballet teacher, and the first woman president. Rachel Corrie activistactressastronaut share on social
Being superintendent or the superintendent's chief of staff is important work, but there's no chance it's as difficult as being a teacher, and I hesitate to say that it's as important. Timothy Noah chancechiefdifficult Change image and share on social
Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years. Gracie Allen classfamilyrun Change image and share on social
I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays. Nathan Fillion albertaattendbarely share on social
