Daniel Pennac Quotes

To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good.

Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.

If you think about it, all of us have one or more teachers who were instrumental.

I've had teachers that inspired me, yes. I think teachers play a really important role in people's lives. I had one teacher in particular who helped me through high school and really instilled a confidence in me by just holding me up to a standard I wasn't holding myself up to.

It's amazing what one positive role model in your life can do in five minutes.

I'm a teacher, a motivator. That's what I do. And I'm a protector on top of that.

My mom was always my biggest teacher, my inspiration, my role model. My mom was just the most amazing person. She was like a bon vivant in that she just lived each day to the fullest. As soon as I became a vegetarian, she became a vegetarian.

I think eventually I want to become a teacher, like my father wanted to be, and hopefully positively influence the next generation.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.

A great teacher who is full of excitement and love for her students can make all the difference in their lives.

I hope that I serve by being a teacher.

A teacher enlarges people in all sorts of ways besides just his subject matter.

The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom, well into the future. It is they who shape and enrich the minds of the young, who touch their hearts and souls. It is they who shape a nation's future.

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.

The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits.

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.

I would say I'm an inspirational guidelines book. You can take my life story or scenarios or songs and relate to them and apply them to your everyday life.

If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about.

Many of us have been touched by the magic of a great teacher. I know I have.

I was very lucky in that I had a couple of teachers who were particularly supportive.

I grew up watching Oprah on television. So, to say I didn't learn a lot from her just wouldn't be true.

Reese Witherspoon made me better. Just working with her, being with her, I learned so much. I want to be like her.

I became a teacher because I wanted to make a difference in people's lives.