- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Teacher Quotes
On teaching, mentorship, and lasting impact.
Alongside a personal memory of teaching mythology in college, several quotes cite research on how a single effective teacher changes a student's odds of finishing school. For lighter material, see Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
The message of music was also the first thing what I learned from my first teacher. She was an organist too and she was very devoted to what she played, so she had a respect for every piece and she felt that she is not allowed to add something of her own.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My acting teacher used to say that people reveal themselves in their opposites.
- Nov 07, 2020
Any writing teacher tells you to write what you know, and for better or for worse, Washington is a world I know well.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a history teacher who taught us a lot about the Cold War. You had these examples of countries where the government had tried to manage the economy really intensely, and it ended up being bad for the citizens there. I found myself beginning to lean more right on economic issues.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to clear up a few myths about myself. People have written that I was a kindergarten teacher and a former Miss Texas, and neither is true.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't want to engage in road rage when the person in the next car might be your child's future teacher or your dentist's father.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once I accomplish one thing and I'm satisfied, I try something else. I may be 50 and doing something totally outside of music and acting. Maybe I'll become a kindergarten teacher.
- Bye
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't originally taking drama, but the drama teacher asked me to audition for Bye, Bye Birdie. I did and got the lead role. Initially I was kind of scared, but once I did it I got bitten by the bug and loved it.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yeah, I would go to New England Conservatory a lot. My orchestra teacher ran a program for minority students there.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the daughter of a schoolteacher, I feel very strongly that the most important thing in school takes place right there in that classroom, and the interaction between the teacher and the child.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020