A hallmark of the Latino community is to help one another, if students are interested in a way to give back and help their communities, becoming a teacher is probably one of the very best ways of doing that. Ellen Ochoa backcommunitygive share on social
A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard. Eliphas Levi findgoodhard Change image and share on social
My father was a teacher, and there were teachers all around, his friends, they were working for the Government and their behaviour was within strictly limited areas. C. L. R. James areabehaviourfather Change image and share on social
My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice I'll get better.' But I don't think that's true. I think sometimes you just can't paint. Ellie Kemper highpaintpractice Change image and share on social
My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in his teens, he heard a great violinist, Jascha Heifetz, and he was so inspired listening to him that he bought himself a violin, and with a little help from an Italian teacher, he learned to play it. Zubin Mehta 1920saccountantbcom share on social
I've always remembered something Sanford Meisner, my acting teacher, told us. When you create a character, it's like making a chair, except instead of making someting out of wood, you make it out of yourself. That's the actor's craft - using yourself to create a character. Robert Duvall actactorchair share on social
I started studying music at the age of five and a half. My older sister was taking piano lessons. When her teacher left our apartment, I would get up on the piano bench and start picking out the notes that were part of my sister's lessons. Marvin Hamlisch ageapartmentbench share on social
My mother was told she couldn't go to medical school because she was a woman and a Jew. So she became a teacher in the New York City public school system. Marilyn Hacker cityjewmedical Change image and share on social
I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren't that motivated. Jack Canfield chicagocityhigh Change image and share on social
My brother's my teacher, my mentor, and we both learnt all the acting basics from our father. Jeff Bridges actbasicbrother Change image and share on social