Taylor Mali Quotes

I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so.

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

I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an efficient teacher.

I always wanted to be a teacher.

In many ways, 'What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World' is just one big thank-you note to my teachers. The book is dedicated to my fifth and sixth grade English teacher, Dr. Joseph D'Angelo, a massive force of erudition, martial artistry, culture, and love.

I want to work with kids. I would love to be a teacher.

My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.

I loved almost everything about being a teacher, but I was an unusual teacher.

I thought, well of course, Kinsey absolutely adored teaching. He was a wonderful teacher. So these kids really inspired me. So that was a clue I hung onto. He loved young people, he absolutely loved them. And he loved teaching them and trying to help them.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

I think all of us could play the teacher because we all grew up with teachers. It's just kind of this peeking-over-the-shoulder presence that we've all grown up knowing.

I'm very involved with kids because after being a teacher for seven years, I just can't stop loving the kids. I am a teacher forever.

I was born to be a teacher, and I'll die a teacher.

Culture is an instrument wielded by teachers to manufacture teachers, who, in their turn, will manufacture still more teachers.

I'm a teacher. My mother was a teacher. I spent 40 years as a teacher.

Teachers make a difference in individual students' lives, yet they do not get the respect they deserve.

I'm a big fan of teachers.

My dad was a coach and a schoolteacher.

Teachers teach because they care. Teaching young people is what they do best. It requires long hours, patience, and care.

I owe a lot to my teachers and mean to pay them back some day.

Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day.

I always appreciated my teachers. When I was 16, I gave them the greatest gift I could think of. I dropped out of school.

I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children. Some of the teachers were just doing their job, but others had that little extra. They really cared about children and they wore pretty dresses.

Teachers have the hardest and most important jobs in America. They're building our nation. And we should appreciate them, respect them, and pay them well.

Teaching is an art and a profession requiring years of training.