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I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

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The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

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If thou wouldst seek justice, thyself must be just. ↗

— Stephen R. Lawhead

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[T]eaching has been for me an education (Lord knows what it has been for my students). ↗

— Howard Nemerov

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There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process. ↗

— Randy Pausch

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What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less. ↗

— Marva Collins

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But one of the things I have learned during the time I have spent in the United States is an old African American saying: Each one, teach one. I want to believe that I am here to teach one and, more, that there is one here who is meant to teach me. And if we each one teach one, we will make a difference. ↗

— Marcus Samuelsson

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An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. ↗

— Brian Tracy

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Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share what I can, because I'm in it for the love of programming. ↗

— John Carmack

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When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's [children's] minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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