Teacher Motivational Quotes - Page 2

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle

Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

Attributed to Aristotle in "Religion and the Pursuit of Truth" by Lowell Lindsay Bennion, p. 52, 1959.

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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Maya Angelou

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Mar 15, 2014

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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.

Abigail Adams

Inspirational, Education, Perseverance

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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

Quoted in Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), 7 June 1941 See Channing 1

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Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Theodore Roosevelt

Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership

Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.5, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

Alexander the Great

Fathers Day, Teacher, Appreciation

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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

Henry Adams

Inspirational, Leadership, Education

The Education of Henry Adams ch. 20 (1907)

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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Confucius

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

Jacques Barzun

Inspirational, Education, Appreciation

1955 In Newsweek, 5 Dec.

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The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

Aristotle

Life, Teacher, Teaching

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Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

H. G. Wells

Education, Appreciation, Witty

Outline of History (1920) vol. 2, ch. 41, pt. 4

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What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.

Karl A. Menninger

Teacher, Appreciation, Retirement

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I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.

Lily Tomlin

Education, Appreciation, Teacher

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Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.

Solomon Ortiz

Inspirational, Success, Teacher

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