Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jonathan Swift

I remember it was with extreme difficulty that I could bring my master to understand the meaning of the word opinion, or how a point could be disputable; because reason taught us to affirm or deny only where we are certain; and beyond our knowledge we cannot do either.

Mahatma Gandhi

Religion taught us to return good for evil.

James F. Cooper

Christ , in the parable of the vine dressers, has taught us a sublime lesson of justice, by showing that to the things which are not our own, we can have no just claim.

Nelson Mandela

Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems.

Mario Puzo

If anything in this life is certain...if history has taught us anything, it's that you cn kill anyone.

Joyce Meyer

As a global society, we do not have to agree, endorse or condone the lifestyle choices of others. However, history has taught us that we equally cannot and should not excuse those who would hide behind religion or misuse God's word to justify bigotry and persecution.

Lynne Cheney

E is for the EDUCATORS, the women who taught us well.

Garry Kasparov

Many politicians in the West cling to the notion of a partnership with Russia. They want to include [Vladimir] Putin, make compromises and constantly negotiate new deals with him. But history has taught us that the longer we pursue appeasement and do nothing, the higher the price will be later on. Dictators don't ask "Why?" before they seize even more power. They ask: "Why not?"

Alan Watts

The myths underlying our culture and underlying our common sense have not taught us to feel identical with the universe, but only parts of it, only in it, only confronting it - aliens.

Leonard Cohen

I taught him how to dress. He taught me how to live forever.

Kobe Bryant

He taught me how to play the game. He's the coach, I'm the player, ... We don't think we're going to have any problems.

Wallace Stegner

Talent can't be taught, but it can be awakened.

Zoe Wanamaker

Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head.

Zaha Hadid

When I taught, all my best students were women.

Zaha Hadid

Being Iraqi taught me to be very cautious.

Walter Scott

It was woman that taught me cruelty, and on woman therefore I have exercised it.

Jonathan Swift

I remember it was with extreme difficulty that I could bring my master to understand the meaning of the word opinion, or how a point could be disputable; because reason taught us to affirm or deny only where we are certain; and beyond our knowledge we cannot do either.

Mahatma Gandhi

Religion taught us to return good for evil.

Richard Lamm

He was the embodiment of a master educator who loved kids and had a passion for teaching.

Donna Johnson

In my work as an educator in the past 15 years, what I see is a trend: At one point, we were really focused on girls, and they were making strides. What I see now is that there is very little focus on girls.

Arlene Sukraw

I'm one of those life-long educators that always looks around and says you can always learn something new.

John Osborne

The schoolteacher is certainly underpaid as a childminder, but ludicrously overpaid as an educator.

Kati Haycock

They're trying to get out from under the federal law. That kind of public opposition is often interpreted by local educators as permission not to try.

Charles Crawford

It was going to take a lot of time from principals and educators from their normal routine.

Mary Coleman

Today we welcome the world to our library. As educators we are inspired by the possibility of sharing these important works with people around the globe.

Anant Agarwal

At the end of the day, I think the more online educators there are, I think the better off the whole world is.

Richard Rohr

Words and ideas work in the short run to get you through school and to impress educators and employers. But they do not work in the long run or in the deep run. We soon find ourselves separate and without wonder.