“When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” ~~ Elvis Presley
Filed Under: Attitude, Elvis Presley
Education Quotes
This collection of education quotes was inspired by the following quote from William Butler Yeats:
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
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“When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” ~~ Elvis Presley
Filed Under: Attitude, Elvis Presley
“The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another.” ~~ Marva Collins
Filed Under: Education, Learning, Marva Collins, Teaching
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” ~~ Milton Berle
Filed Under: Achievement, Attitude, Milton Berle
“Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can’t accept your imperfections, that’s their fault.” ~~ David M. Burns
Filed Under: David M. Burns, Life, Limits, Risk
“The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.” ~~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
Filed Under: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Knowledge, Life, Reading, Teaching
“A stupid man’s report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.” ~~ Bertrand Russell
Filed Under: Bertrand Russell, Intelligence
“If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us we’d be millionaires.” ~~Abigail Van Buren
Filed Under: Abigail Van Buren, Experience
“There is a brilliant child locked inside every student.” ~~ Marva Collins
Filed Under: Children, Love, Marva Collins, Teaching