“Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.”
– Fred Rogers
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”
– Henry Brooks Adams
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
– William Arthur Ward
“It takes a big heart to help shape little minds.”
“Being able to help someone to learn is a talent.”
– Margaret Riel
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
– Albert Einstein
“Because my teacher believed in me, I never gave up. Now I am flying towards my dreams.”
– Heidi McDonald
“A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart.”
“Education is not filling a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
– William Butler Yeats
“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”
– Kahlil Gibran
“Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.”
– Bob Talbert
“The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called ‘truth.’”
– Dan Rather
“I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.”
– John Wooden
“It’s not where you are in life, it’s who you have by your side that matters.”
– Unknown
“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”