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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. -- Henry Adams
A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. -- Amos Bronson Alcott
Make no mistake about it: Next to parents and families, our teachers are the most important influence in our children's lives. -- Kenny Guinn
There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am. -- Mackenzie Astin
I think eventually I want to become a teacher, like my father wanted to be, and hopefully positively influence the next generation. -- Ann Curry
Spiritual teachers and artists that have opened the eye of wisdom for the world, and visionary community builders, have influenced my work. -- Alex Grey
But in the life of every man there are influences of a far more real and penetrating character than those which come through the medium of schools or teachers. -- Frederic Farrar
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
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. -- Amos Bronson Alcott
I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so great. I can't think of a profession I have more respect for. -- Jon Hamm
The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers! -- Dante Hall
My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher. -- David Soul
I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence. -- Andrew Shue
My father was a GP; my mother was a teacher and amateur actress. My father was a bit of a storyteller, but the acting influence must have been from her - yes, put it down to my mother. -- Ciaran Hinds
The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom, well into the future. It is they who shape and enrich the minds of the young, who touch their hearts and souls. It is they who shape a nation's future. -- F. Sionil Jose
I loved nearly all my teachers; but it was not till I went home to live at Oxford, in 1867, that I awoke intellectually to a hundred interests and influences that begin much earlier nowadays to affect any clever child. -- Mary Augusta Ward
My being a teacher had a decisive influence on making language and systems as simple as possible so that in my teaching, I could concentrate on the essential issues of programming rather than on details of language and notation. -- Niklaus Wirth
What is a coach? We are teachers. Educators. We have the same obligations as all teachers, except we probably have more influence over young people than anybody but their families. And, in a lot of cases, more than their families. -- Joe Paterno
I don't know anybody who said, 'I love that teacher, he or she gave a really good homework set,' or 'Boy, that was the best class I ever took because those exams were awesome.' That's not what people want to talk about. It's not what influences people in one profession or another. -- Neil deGrasse Tyson
I had the most incredible English and literature teachers in school, and it really influenced my love of storytelling. It's what made me excited to study journalism in college. I love editorials and documentaries. All of that came from being given the opportunity to lose myself in good writing when I was a kid. -- Sophia Bush
A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence. -- Bruce Lee
Influence others positively by being a teacher, coach, counselor, or mentor. -- Stephen G. Post
The cardinal virtue of a teacher [is] to protect the pupil from his own influence. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Anyone can be a teacher or professor, but not everyone can influence you to strive for excellence and make a difference in the world around you. -- Curtis White

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