• "I went to a Catholic high school and it seemed like every time I drew something for a class project, it either got thrown away by the teacher or something." - Mike Judge Tweet
• "It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change!" - Thom Gunn Tweet
• "My dad was a high school teacher and made no money." - Billy Baldwin Tweet
• "I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher." - Martin Yan Tweet
• "A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power." - Thomas Szasz Tweet
• "I enjoyed school - although I ran away on the first day. I'd reminded the teacher that it was nearly time for 'Watch With Mother' on TV." - Paul O'Grady Tweet
• "Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order." - Xun Zi Tweet
• "There are ways we can go do a better job of educating young moms and dads about the vital role they have as the child's first teacher. I think there are ways in which we can partner with local school districts and states to do a better job to provide nutrition options at school." - Tom Vilsack Tweet
• "I need a teacher quite as much as Helen. I know the education of this child will be the distinguishing event of my life, if I have the brains and perseverance to accomplish it." - Anne Sullivan Macy Tweet
• "Following my junior year in high school, I went on a camping trip through Russia in a group led by Horst Momber, a young language teacher from Roosevelt." - Peter Agre Tweet