Whenever someone like a plumber or a mechanic tries to explain something technical to me, I listen for about three seconds before it all just becomes white noise, like Charlie Brown’s teacher. – John Niven
I always have loved the Stradivarius. My teacher, Josef Gingold, he had a Stradivarius. As a treat, he would put it under my chin and let me play a few notes, and I remember that feeling of the overtones, the complexity of the sound. It’s like a great wine. – Joshua Bell
Scripture has always been a part of my life. My dad was a pastor. My mother was a speaker, writer, and teacher. I memorized Scripture from the time I was little. – Gloria Gaither
The way I look at it is that somebody in the world, no matter what your field is – teacher, violinist, football player – has to be the best. Why not me? – J. J. Watt
‘Friends With Benefits’: it feels like a two-hander to me, but it is a big movie, and this is the first straightforward male I’ve been able to play. I would describe my character in ‘The Social Network’ as a kind of sociopath. I would describe my character in ‘Bad Teacher’ as… just a weirdo. But this is a male’s male. – Justin Timberlake
Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher’s sake. – George Farquhar
Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder. – John Ruskin
Kathy Dewar, my high-school English teacher, introduced me to journalism. From the moment I wrote my first article for the student paper, I convinced myself that having my name in print – writing in English, interviewing Americans – validated my presence here. – Jose Antonio Vargas
I was never any good in the school theatrical productions. I always got a role like the March Hare. A Latin teacher told me I might make a good actress, and that stuck in my memory. – Jacqueline Bisset
I started out as a high school teacher in inner-city Chicago and realized quite quickly that my students weren’t that motivated. – Jack Canfield
My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That’s what my parents called me. I also got ‘Teddy Ruxpin’ a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out ‘James Franco’ my junior year of high school, I didn’t correct her. – James Franco
The contrasts between what is spent today to educate a child in the poorest New York City neighborhoods, where teacher salaries are often even lower than the city averages, and spending levels in the wealthiest suburban areas are daunting challenges to any hope New Yorkers might retain that even semblances of fairness still prevail. – Jonathan Kozol
In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: ‘We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.’ – Jimmy Carter
I grew up with a strong Spanish influence. I tried to learn flamenco when I was younger. But it’s like my teacher said: ‘It takes a lifetime to learn flamenco.’ – Jose Gonzalez
Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner. – John Updike
As a teacher at Princeton, I’m surrounded by people who work hard so I just make good use of my time. And I don’t really think of it as work – writing a novel, in one sense, is a problem-solving exercise. – Joyce Carol Oates
Back in the day for me was a great time in my life – I was in my 20s. Most people refer to their experiences in their twenties as being a highlight in their life. It’s a period of time where you often develop your own way, your own sound, your own identity, and that happened with me, when I was with a great teacher – Miles Davis. – Herbie Hancock
I come from a family of educators. My sister is a college teacher. My dad is a college teacher, but first a junior high teacher. – J. K. Simmons
I think that ‘Floor Sample’ is a story of resiliency, a lifelong spiritual search, and a lifelong sense of spiritual companionship that is most often expressed as creativity. My desire in writing the book was to step from behind the icon of ‘Julia the teacher’ and introduce ‘Julia the artist.’ – Julia Cameron
Southern people are raised with a work ethic. My son is 5 years old and does chores. My mom was a dance teacher, and the training and discipline it takes to be a dancer I’ve carried with me in Hollywood. – Jaime Pressly
I grew up around books – my grandmother’s house, where I lived as a small child, was full of books. My father was a history teacher, and he loved the Russian novels. There were always books around. – John Irving
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession. – John Wooden
I remember my choir teacher in high school told me, ‘When in doubt, sing loud.’ I’m a terrible singer, but I always auditioned for the musicals, and would get cast in them because I really would just put it all out there. That was really good advice, and I think it works for everything, not just acting. – Judy Greer