Famous quotes by Educators

EducatorsQuotes from educators illuminate the craft of teaching and the art of learning, offering insights shaped by classrooms, communities, and lifelong curiosity. They speak to patience, equity, rigor, and encouragement, celebrating small breakthroughs and the resilience needed to nurture potential. Whether you are a student, parent, teacher, or simply a lover of ideas, these perspectives invite reflection on how knowledge is shared and growth is supported. Let their wisdom spark empathy, curiosity, and a renewed appreciation for the transformative power of education.
Small: Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes.
"Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever"
Horace Mann, Educator
Small: Habit is a cable we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it
"Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it"
Horace Mann, Educator
Small: Twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a star
"Twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a star"
Lucy Maud Montgomery, Educator
Small: The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do
Michael Porter
"The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do"
Michael Porter, Educator
Small: Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak
"Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak"
Alan Dundes, Educator
Small: Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity
Michael Porter
"Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity"
Michael Porter, Educator
Small: We are all faced with a series of great opportunities - brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems
John W. Gardner
"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities - brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems"
John W. Gardner, Educator
Small: Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition
"Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition"
Jacques Barzun, Educator
Small: The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class-it is the cause of human kind, t
"The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class-it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity"
Anna Julia Cooper, Educator
Small: Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity
"Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity"
Horace Mann, Educator
Small: When school children start paying union dues, that s when Ill start representing the interests of school child
"When school children start paying union dues, that 's when I'll start representing the interests of school children"
Albert Shanker, Educator
Small: But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and m
"But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and modernise our internal institutions in ways that will equip Europe to meet that challenge and create confidence amongst the public"
John Hutton, Educator
Small: Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition
"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition"
Timothy Leary, Educator
Small: Man is a messenger who forgot the message
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Man is a messenger who forgot the message"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: What we believe to be the motives of our conduct are usually but the pretexts for it
"What we believe to be the motives of our conduct are usually but the pretexts for it"
Miguel de Unamuno, Educator
Small: Character is power
Booker T. Washington
"Character is power"
Booker T. Washington, Educator
Small: The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely
Michael Porter
"The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing"
Michael Porter, Educator
Small: When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation
"Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation"
D. Elton Trueblood, Educator
Small: Self-respect is the fruit of discipline the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: The one who loves the least, controls the relationship
"The one who loves the least, controls the relationship"
Robert Anthony, Educator
Small: When you blame others, you give up your power to change
"When you blame others, you give up your power to change"
Robert Anthony, Educator
Small: The bad man desires arbitrary power. What moves the evil man is the love of injustice
"The bad man desires arbitrary power. What moves the evil man is the love of injustice"
John Rawls, Educator
Small: Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible
"Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible"
Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator
Small: I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the
"I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream"
Temple Grandin, Educator
Small: Everything that gets born dies
Morrie Schwartz
"Everything that gets born dies"
Morrie Schwartz, Educator
Small: The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas
"The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas"
Alfred Whitney Griswold, Educator
Small: Twilight - a time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much l
"Twilight - a time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not"
Howard Thurman, Educator
Small: What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us whos going to do what and how wer
"What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who's going to do what and how we're going to achieve the generic goals on the list"
Edward Tufte, Educator
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