Quote by Ann Bancroft
I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the sl

I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But Im lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me. – Ann Bancroft

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I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress. – Ann Bancroft

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This journey is not over. Our education initiatives have so much momentum, and were committed to sharing even more stories from the Arctic when we return. – Ann Bancroft

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A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether its starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker. – Ann Bancroft

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Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid. – Elizabeth Hardwick

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Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher. – Maggie Gallagher

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The answer, of course, in the mouth of a Christian teacher is that in Christianity alone is there both present joy and future hope. – Mary Augusta Ward

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