Paul Wellstone Quotes

They change. They're different. There are no two alike, that's the miracle of it. But if they have something to teach the students. You can see them writing during the show.

Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.

When I think back on my favorite teachers, I don't remember anymore much of what they taught me, but I sure remember being excited about learning it. What has stayed with me are not the facts they imparted, but the excitement about learning they inspired.

Books are challenging and inspirational to me.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

A teacher should have a creative mind.

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.

All my life, books have felt alive; some more so than people, or rather, some people. Alive - this has to do with me, I know, and not the books - in a way that some people aren't. Alive as teachers, alive as minds, alive as imaginative triggers.

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

Great teachers are the ones who inspire you.

Teachers are always trying to inspire people to do better, to learn, to grow. That's what we do, and we're proud of the success we've had here doing that, and it's something we'll certainly continue to do.

Every day, teachers across the country excite their students with new opportunities and experiences.

The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.

They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it

Creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.

the calling of the teacher. There is no craft more privileged. To awaken in another human being powers, dreams beyond one’s own; to induce in others a love for that which one loves; to make of one’s inward present their future; that is a threefold adventure like no other.

Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.

Our aim is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.

A mentor, a 'teacher,' is like an editor. I absolutely value my editor, who is my teacher.

During my time at Watchung Hills Regional High School, I was fortunate to have a number of teachers who inspired me and filled me with enthusiasm for learning.

Education is the foundation for all we do in life, it shapes who we are and what we aspire to be. Creativity fuels innovation, and it's what all states should strive to instill in the next generations.

The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.

Games shouldn't only be fun. They should teach or spark an interest in other things.

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.