Pierre Boulez Quotes

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

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

The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.

I hope that I serve by being a teacher.

To teach is to learn twice.

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

A lecture is an occasion when you numb one end to benefit the other.

As a student I learned from wonderful teachers and ever since then I've thought everyone is a teacher.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

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

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

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.

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

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

I always thought I would be a teacher. And I think I actually lived up to my initial dreams, because what I do now is teach millions and millions of people many different kinds of things.

Teachers are by nature idealists, and they believe anything can be learned.

Teachers, you are the shapers of thought and the molders of sentiment, not of this age and of this generation alone, but of ages and generations to come.

It is much better to want a teacher than to want the desire to learn.

A teacher is better than two books.

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

Teachers are important in this world.

I had two wonderful teachers: Sanford Melsner and Fred Kareman.

When I was a teacher, I'd walk into the classroom. I stood at the board. I was the man. I directed operations. I was an intellectual and artistic and moral traffic cop, and I - and I would direct the class, most of the time.

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

We want our legacy to stand upon the youth. We want to give knowledge to the younger generation and be a part of changing the game.