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Brigham Young Religious Leader
Teaching

"My knowledge is, if you will follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and his Apostles, as recorded in the New Testament, every man and woman will be put in possession of the Holy Ghost. . . . They will know things that are, that will be, and that have been. They will understand things in heaven, things on the earth, and things under the earth, things of time, and things of eternity, according to their several callings and capacities."

Men Jesus Teaching
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B. F. Skinner Psychologist, Behaviorist
Teaching

"Many instructional arrangements seem "contrived," but there is nothing wrong with that. It is the teacher's function to contrive conditions under which students learn. It has always been the task of formal education to set up behavior which would prove useful or enjoyable later in a student's life."

Teacher Teaching Tasks
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Cole Porter Composer
Teaching

"You all have learned reliance On the sacred teachings of Science, So I hope, through life, you will never decline In spite of philistine Defiance To do what all good scientists do. Experiment. Make it your motto day and night. Experiment. And it will lead you to the light."

Science Teaching Learning
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Amos Bronson Alcott Philosopher, Educator
Teaching

"The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples."

Teacher Teaching Education
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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
Teaching

"Exploitation of the poor can be extinguished not by effecting the destruction of a few millionaires, but by removing the ignorance of the poor and teaching them to non-cooperate with their exploiters."

Teaching Ignorance Poor
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Laozi Philosopher
Teaching

"The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world."

World Teaching Taoism
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Peter Drucker Management Consultant, Author
Teaching

"In the Western tradition, we have focused on teaching as a skill and forgotten what Socrates knew: teaching is a gift, learning is a skill."

Teaching Skills Forgotten
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Bell Hooks Author, Feminist, Social Activist
Teaching

"I celebrate teaching that enables transgressions - a movement against and beyond boundaries. It is that movement which makes education the practice of freedom."

Practice Teaching Movement
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