My teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I left high school at 15, after one year. But my real teachers were all the people around me. And I was a good listener. Curtis Mayfield amountgoodhigh Change image and share on social
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
I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me. Ann Bancroft lousyluckyreader Change image and share on social
I claim Dickens as a mentor. He's my teacher. He's one of my driving forces. Anne Rice claimdickendrive Change image and share on social
As places of learning, schools have a responsibility to also educate on nutrition, which we all can agree is far more important than algebra, no matter what your third-period teacher claims. Lynda Resnick agreealgebraclaim Change image and share on social
At the end of the day, I want to be a teacher at a university, teaching film or acting. Omar Dorsey actdayend Change image and share on social
We must use the wrath of nature as our teacher. Bhumibol Adulyadej natureteacherwrath Change image and share on social
I learned early on that 'rabbi' means teacher, not priest. George Steiner earlylearnmean Change image and share on social
I'm all self-taught. I never had a teacher. Even for English, and French, and German, I hardly went to school. Karl Lagerfeld englishfrenchgerman Change image and share on social
I was a bookworm who aced every test - until third grade, when my teacher handed out a pop quiz about Jesus and the Apostles. Caroline Leavitt acedapostlebookworm Change image and share on social
