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    I am bourgeois to the core and parochial beyond belief, and yet I am drawn to art and scholarship as my anti-type, my shadow, the voice of distinction I never possessed. I don't think of myself as a teacher so much as an impersonator of profundities, inhabiting the wisdom of texts with the naked confidence that the value of the genius I espouse transcends the particular fraud that I am the one espousing it. And it doesn't even matter to me that no one seems to be listening; those who listen that I don't know about are enough to keep me going--soaring on the wings of borrowed metaphors.

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In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to read more

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.

by Lee Iacocca Found in: Teachers Quotes,
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Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Teachers Quotes,
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I had a terrible education. I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers.

I had a terrible education. I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers.

by Woody Allen Found in: Teachers Quotes,
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

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A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.

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The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Teachers Quotes,
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I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am read more

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Teachers Quotes,
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Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.

by Colleen Wilcox Found in: Teachers Quotes,
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Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Your best teacher is your last mistake.

by Ralph Nader Found in: Teachers Quotes,
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