Quote by Gertrude Stein
I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to

I could undertake to be an efficient pupil if it were possible to find an efficient teacher. – Gertrude Stein

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It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death. – Gertrude Stein

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The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people. To the teacher, America entrusts her most precious resource, her children and asks that they be prepared… to face the rigors of individual participation in a democratic society. – Shirley Hufstedler

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I watch too much cable, I admit. Day after day it gets frustrating. Yesterday I watched as someone called legislation to prevent teacher layoffs a bailout – but I know thats not a view held by many, nor were the views I was frustrated about. – Robert Gibbs

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Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching. – Baltasar Gracian

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I love films that make me react emotionally and physically when you walk out of the cinema. Two of my favorite films however have got to be The Tree Of Life and The Piano Teacher, which also stars one of my favourite actresses Isabelle Huppert. – Alicia Vikander

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