I am not my sister. Words from the books curl around each other make little sense until I read them again and again, the story settling into memory. my teacher says. the teacher says. . But I don't want to read faster or older or any way else that mi...
Do you know why you’re here?' the doctor said. Clumsiness. Clumsiness is the first and then we have a list: lazy, wayward, headstrong, fat, ugly, mean, tactless, and cruel. Also a liar. That category includes subheads: (a) False blindness, imaginar...
Don't make the mistake of depending on the presence of certain people for your training,' he advised me. 'Teachers come and go. My own teacher, O-Sensei, died not long ago. I could have given up when O-Sensei passed away. Instead, I've continued my p...
The Oracle handed her a small, leather bound booklet, about as thick as a pamphlet, and said, “You are a teacher, yes?” It was nice of the Oracle to phrase things in the form of a question and let people feel they were imparting information. “Y...
It was not enough that the Son of God should come down from the heavens and appear as the Son of Man, for then He would have been only a great teacher and a great example, but not a Redeemer. It was more important for Him to fulfill the purpose of th...
Principal Evans: Mr. and Mrs. Abagnale, this is not a question of your son's attendance. I regret to inform you that, for the past week, Frank has been teaching Mrs. Glasser's French class. Paula Abagnale: He what? Principal Evans: Your son has been ...
Always remember, wherever you are, whether near or far, you had a mother who really, really loved you. The original mother. Once you've found your true inner guru you can never again be divided. Perfect union with the divine, through the grace of you...
Marmite is my little English touch, and I'm crazy for chutneys.
I speak Italian, French, Creole and English.
I think my English is bad.
I'm English, and my favorite movie is 'Manhattan.'
I never cooked at home - my father was the chef.
Ang Lee was educated in the West and his English is good.
I do love cricket - it's so very English.
English is not my first language.
Vocal study before age 20 is likely to be injurious, though some survive it in the hands of very careful and understanding teachers.
Teachers are not glorified babysitters with summers off. Their profession fuels all others, and on a normal day that is amazing enough in and of itself.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me.
Hurt is a great teacher, maybe the greatest of all.
Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is no enemy in the field.
