Inspiration Quotes

"My brother was a captain in the Marine Corps and a very big hero in my life."

- Peter Cullen

"A good teacher is like a candle, it consumes itself to light the way for others."

- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

"Inclusion is not a tactic to help people fit into the systems and structures that exist in our communities; it is about improving those systems and structures to make life better for everyone."

- Diane Richler

"A teacher touches eternity; they can never tell where their effect finishes."

- Henry Adams

"Teachers who love teaching teach youngsters to love learning."

- Robert John Meehan

"Inclusion is not a strategy to help people fit into the systems and structures which exist in our societies; it is about transforming those systems and structures to make it better for everyone."

- Diane Richler

"Inclusive education is not a privilege. It is a fundamental human right."

- Ban Ki-moon

"Inclusive education seeks to address the learning needs of all children, with a specific focus on those who are vulnerable to marginalization and exclusion. The goal is to promote opportunities for all children to participate and be treated equally."

- Andie Fong Toy

"When inclusive education is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that children have to become ‘normal’ in order to contribute to the world. We begin to look beyond typical ways of becoming valued members of the community, and in doing so, begin to realize the achievable goal of providing all children with an authentic sense of belonging."

- Norman Kunc

"All of the children of silence must be taught to sing their own song."

- Thomas Gallaudet

"When we listen and celebrate what is both common and different, we become wiser, more inclusive, and better as an organization."

- Pat Wadors

"I am not a teacher, but an awakener."

- Robert Frost

"A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils."

- Ever Garrison

"What most Special Education teachers are really angels disguised as extraordinary humans."

- Joe Martin

"All children with special needs have a right to be part of a family, a community and society."

- Angela Dare

"When you listen and celebrate what is both common and different, we become wiser, more inclusive, and better as an organization."

- Pat Wadors

"As I watched the sun began its daily routine, casting golden hue and illuminating cities, I wondered, what an exemplary way to start my daily routine."

- Val Uchendu

"Ride into the unknown with dust on your boots and stars in your eyes."

"The wild whisper of the prairie beckons the adventurous soul."

"Life without adventure is a horse without a rider."

"The best stories begin with a dawn departure."

"Live like the wind—untamed and unbroken."

"A horse beneath the stars is where adventure truly lies."

"A cowboy measures his life by the number of sunrises chased."

"Every corner turned brings a new tale."

"Adventure is the dust you shake off on the porch."

"The trail is where wild hearts race."

"Seek out the untrodden path for the greatest stories."

"Encouragement, inspiration, and assistance: This is what we’ll always remember you for."

"Somewhere behind the athlete, behind the hours of practice, behind the coaches who have pushed you, is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back."