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Quote by James Tobin
My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literat

My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher. – James Tobin

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Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it. – James Tobin

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After the United States entered the war, I joined the Naval Reserve and spent ninety days in a Columbia University dormitory learning to be a naval officer. – James Tobin

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I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student. – James Galway

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A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations. – Patricia Neal

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I had this wonderful career and thought I would retire as a teacher. – Tim Gunn

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