Terrible Teacher Quotes

#1. There were some summers when every boy in Ayrshire seemed to be playing golf, and my dad taught me. But he was a terrible teacher - of everything. Learning to drive with him almost killed me. He was the world's most impatient man - awful short fuse.

John Niven

#2. The path of least resistance is a terrible teacher. We can't afford to shy away from the things that intimidate us. We don't need to take our weaknesses for granted. Are

Ryan Holiday

#3. Early success is a terrible teacher. You're essentially being rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation where you must prepare, you can't do it. You don't know how.

Chris Hadfield

#4. It is very important to always hold the thought of an enlightened teacher in your mind in a very positive way. When you direct negative energy towards someone who is powerful, it has a terrible bounce-back effect.

Frederick Lenz

#5. She seemed like the type of woman who'd help you forget about your headache by setting your bed on fire.

Tiffany Reisz

#6. It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible.

Josef Albers

#7. There can be many opinions on a thing, but there is only one truth."

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Patrick Rothfuss

#8. That was a foul, young lady. You know that was a foul. Don't ask dumb questions.

Shaquille O'Neal

#9. I have a terrible tendency to lick my fingers when I cook. So much so that I got a telling off from my pastry teacher years ago, who said it would hinder my prospects.

Yotam Ottolenghi

#10. Energy comes not from your muscle neither from your heart. It comes from your inner source.

Amit Ray

#11. The unions are the worst thing that ever happened to education because it's not a meritocracy. It turns into a bureaucracy, which is exactly what has happened. The teachers can't teach and administrators run the place and nobody can be fired. It's terrible.

Steve Jobs

#12. When asked "What do we need to learn this for?" any high-school teacher can confidently answer that, regardless of the subject, the knowledge will come in handy once the student hits middle age and starts working crossword puzzles in order to stave off the terrible loneliness.

David Sedaris

#13. I think we are trying to improve for next week. Period. I do not think anybody is thinking about anything else.

Les Miles