Quotes about teacher English

All the women in my life have been librarians, English teachers and book sellers. Votes: 2

I had three brilliant English teachers at secondary school. They found the writer in me. Votes: 2

The people who go the craziest when they hear the name 'Hemingway' are my English teachers! Votes: 2

My father is a retired army captain and banking software salesman, and my mother is an English teacher. Votes: 2

Ironically, for a few million people in the Far East, I did become an English teacher through my music. Votes: 2

I'm all self-taught. I never had a teacher. Even for English, and French, and German, I hardly went to school. Votes: 2

I'm crazy about Shakespeare, who was a notorious word inventor. And my wife is an English teacher, and she's hilarious. Votes: 2

My brother is a policeman; my sister's an English teacher. When I hear what they make versus what I make, it's ridiculous. Votes: 2

I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father, who was an English teacher, because my mother wasn't like me at all. Votes: 2

In high school, I once sang 'Let's Get It On' and 'Brown Sugar' with a band that included my English teacher and my math teacher. Votes: 2

I dropped out of high school when I was 16, after I had a huge argument with my English teacher over the meaning of the word 'existentialism.' Votes: 2

Librarians and romance writers accomplish one mission better than anyone, including English teachers: we create readers for life - and what could be more fulfilling than that? Votes: 2

Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating. Votes: 2

I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but I wasn't that way growing up. Votes: 2

A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said, you still look like a Campbell's Soup kid. Votes: 2

Why is it that English, drama and music teachers are most often recalled as our mentors and inspirations? Maybe because artists are rarely members of the popular crowd. Votes: 2

I'm into books - I love literature, so I toyed with the idea of being an English teacher. I had a fantastic English teacher at school. I think great English teachers make the world go round. Votes: 2

I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature classes because my teachers, Jeanne Dorsey and Dani Barton, created an environment where interaction was important. Votes: 2

We have a host of English teachers in the family. My mum is an English teacher, and so are my dad, my aunt and my uncle. I have grown up with family writing competitions, and I can't remember a birthday or Christmas present that didn't include books. Votes: 2

My mother had been an English teacher in India before she came to the U.K., and she taught me to read early on - not only in English, but in Hindi, too. My teachers didn't like the fact that I was reading more quickly than they were teaching, and as a consequence, I would sometimes get bored in class. Votes: 2

My English teacher, he's like, he's like Mr. Bu-fu. Votes: 0

In school [I wanted] to be an English teacher; Votes: 0

My English teacher said that a writer is the worst judge of his own work. Votes: 0

I am especially indebted to a 10th grade English teacher who encouraged me to read great works of literature. Votes: 0

Basically [I become a Republican], pretty early. I had an English teacher that got me to subscribe to the National Review. Votes: 0

The theory of the teacher with all these immigrant kids was that if you spoke English loudly enough they would eventually understand. Votes: 0

My grandmother was an English teacher for a while. And she stressed to me the importance of reading, being able to articulate well. Votes: 0

I had my heart set on becoming an English teacher, but stumbled into acting after meeting a theatrical agent in my dad's restaurant in San Diego. Votes: 0

My mother was an English teacher before she became a full-time mom, and a huge proponent of reading, so she made sure I was an early and vigorous reader. Votes: 0

The first article carrying Vonnegut's byline, 'This Business of Whistle Purchasing,' a lighthearted criticism of a school fund-raiser, was submitted at the urging of his sophomore English teacher. Votes: 0