Top 480 Teacher Quotes

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.

I grew up around books - my grandmother's house, where I lived as a small child, was full of books. My father was a history teacher, and he loved the Russian novels. There were always books around.

I call myself a teacher because they want me to call myself a teacher, but actually, what I'm doing is I'm studying.

My mother is a special education teacher but also an artist, and my father an advertising executive. They are about as wacky as you can get without being alcoholics.

Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.

You know, I loved math. My mom was a math teacher.

A good teacher is a determined person.

You can play professional lacrosse, but they make less than a teacher's salary now. I always thought about that. And it's a very difficult career, a short career, as a pro athlete.

Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.

Vadim was both my teacher and my husband. I placed myself entirely in his hands.