6. “You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.” – Galileo Galilei
7. “Teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions.” – Unknown
8. “Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.” – Gail Godwin
9. “The teachers who get “burned out” are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must stay in control and ahead of the students at all times.” – Frank Martin
10. “Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Unknown
11. “What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.” –
12. “Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.” – Bob Talbert
13. “The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” – Mark Van Doren
14. “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Adams
15. “If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.” – John Dewey
16. “It’s the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.” – Michael Morpurgo
17. “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – John Dewey
18. “To this end the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher.” – John Strachan
19. “A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.” – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
20. “Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
21. “A teacher is a person who never says anything once.” – Howard Nemerov
22. “The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.” – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
23. “We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter.” – Donald Norman
24. “If you are a lousy teacher, you should be fired.” – Geoffrey Canada
25. “If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” – Guy Kawasaki
26. “The best teacher is an entertainer.” – Bob Keeshan
27. “A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.” – Thomas Szasz
28. “Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher’s help.” – Bodhidharma
29. “The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.” – Simone Weil
30. “If you become a teacher, by your pupils you’ll be taught.” – Oscar Hammerstein II
31. “Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.” –
32. “Teaching is a profession in which capacity building should occur at every stage of the career – novices working with accomplished colleagues, skillful teachers sharing their craft, and opportunities for teacher leadership.” – Randi Weingarten
33. “As a teacher, my strategy is to questioning. I’m the least authoritarian professor you’ll ever meet.” – Niall Ferguson
34. “A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.” – Amos Bronson Alcott
35. “I wanted to be a Teacher with a big T: teach the whole planet. It led me into writing and speaking to large groups.” – Jack Canfield
36. “Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students.” – Charles Kuralt
37. “A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.” – Eliphas Levi
38. “A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.” – Deval Patrick
39. “A teacher should have a creative mind.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
40. “The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.” – Elbert Hubbard
41. “There is no recipe to be a great teacher, that’s what is unique about them.” – Robert Sternberg
42. “A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.” – Horace Mann
43. “You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.” – Dr. Seuss
44. “I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.” – Lily Tomlin
45. “I am a teacher born and bred, and I believe in the advocacy of teachers. It’s a calling. We want our students to feel impassioned and empowered.” – Erin Gruwell
46. “I touch the future. I teach.” – Christa McAuliffe
47. “The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” – Anatole France
48. “One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.” – Philip Wylie
49. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward
50. “Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher.” – Maggie Gallagher
51. “A child’s first teacher is its mother.” – Peng Liyuan
52. “The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.” – Dorothea Dix
53. “You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” – Khalil Gibran
54. “If you don’t have a teacher you can’t have a disciple.” – Dallas Willard
55. “A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience’s attention, then he can teach his lesson.” – John Henrik Clarke
56. “I have learned that, although I am a good teacher, I am a much better student, and I was blessed to learn valuable lessons from my students on a daily basis. They taught me the importance of teaching to a student – and not to a test.” – Erin Gruwell
57. “Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.” – Adora Svitak
58. “I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.” – Temple Grandin
59. “So what does a good teacher do? Create tension – but just the right amount.” – Donald Norman
60. “A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions.” – Martin H. Fischer
61. “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” –
62. “Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.” – Solomon Ortiz
63. “A good teacher is a determined person.” – Gilbert Highet
64. “Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.” – Joyce Meyer
65. “One time, the teacher was the storehouse of knowledge. That will no longer be so. So what would a teacher do? A very good teacher will play the role of augmenter. Also, the teacher will be located anywhere and helping students.” – Shiv Nadar
