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Character & Compassion



"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
~Martin Luther King, Jr.~


"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
~Mother Teresa~


Children

"While we try to teach our children all about life,
our children teach us what life is all about."

~Chinese Proverb~


"Children are like wet cement. 
Whatever falls on them makes an impression."

~Haim Ginott~


Dedication, Determination, & Discipline


"Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. 
It's the people with follow-through who excel."
~Mary Kay Ash~


"If I make the work interesting, the discipline will take care of itself."
~Stuart Little~



"I am quite an ordinary person.
But, I am extrodinary in the sense that every task I undertake,
I give it my heart & soul."
~Rosemary Wong~


Education

"Give a man a fish, he will eat for a day; 
teach a man to fish, he will eat for a lifetime."

~Chinese Proverb~


"I believe that education...is a process of living and not a preparation for future living."
~John Dewey~


"You cannot teach a man anything; 
You can only help him find it within himself."
~Galileo~


"The brain does not need to be motivated any more than
the heart needs to be motivated to pump blood."

~Leslie Hart~


"Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress,
no matter how slow."
~Plato~


"Don't be afraid to learn.
Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily."

~Harry Wong~


"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
~W.B. Yeats~


Goals & Preparation


"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
~Ben Franklin~


"If a man does not know to what port he is steering,
no wind is favorable to him."
~Seneca~


Influence & Leadership

"We cannot affect another person unless we are affected by them."
~Lucy Calkins~


Motivation & Success


"Life is not a destination.  Life is a journey. 
As long as you continue the journey, you will always be a success."

~Albert Camus~


Teachers

"The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book."
~Anonymous~


"Teachering is the profession that teaches all other professions."
~Anonymous~


"A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary."
~Thomas Carruthers~


"Good teaching is ¼ preparation and ¾ theater."

~Gail Godwin~



"Teachers ARE important.
Teachers ARE influential.
Teachers ARE able to make a difference."

~Helen Morsink~