Motivation Quotes

"Cinderella story. Outta nowhere."

- Carl Spackler, Caddyshack

"Former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac... It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole."

- Carl Spackler, Caddyshack

"Of course I talk to myself. Sometimes I need an expert opinion."

- Carl Spackler, Caddyshack

"There is no such thing as golfer playing over his head. A hot streak is simply a glimpse of a golfer’s true potential."

- Bobby Jones

"Everything we do as teachers must ensure that the child’s inherent desire to learn is kept alive."

- Robert John Meehan

"I cherish the occasions when my daughter manages to do something for the first time, or does something better than she’s ever done it before. But I try to resist the knee-jerk tendency to say, ‘Good job!’ because I don’t want to dilute her joy. I want her to share her pleasure with me, not look to me for a verdict. I want her to exclaim, ‘I did it!’ (which she often does) instead of asking me uncertainly, ‘Was that good?’"

- Alfie Kohn

"The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own natural desire to learn."

- Maria Montessori

"The best thing about being a teacher is that it matters."

- Todd Whitaker

"Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater."

- Albert Einstein

"What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain."

- Maya Angelou

"Nothing can dim a light that shines from within."

- Maya Angelou

"Don’t be an art critic, but paint, there lies salvation."

- Paul Cézanne

"When inspiration doesn’t come, I go halfway to meet it."

- Freud

"I paint for myself. I don't know how to do anything else, anyway. Also I have to earn my living, and occupy myself."

- Francis Bacon

"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."

- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

"Nothing primes inspiration more than necessity."

- Giacchino Rossini

"Your time is limited; don’t waste it living someone else’s life."

- Steve Jobs

"Far and away, the best prize life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."

- Theodore Roosevelt

"It never seems to occur to people that a man might just want to write a piece of music."

- Ralph Vaughan Williams

"Nothing right can be accomplished in art without enthusiasm."

- Robert Schumann

"May your coffee be strong and your students be calm."

- Unknown

"I'm just a teacher standing in front of my class ..."

- Unknown

"Not all superheros wear capes—some have teaching degrees."

- Unknown

"Behind every successful person is a substantial amount of coffee and a good teacher."

- Unknown

"Teaching math is not just teaching math, it’s inspiring a mindset to solve problems."

- Unknown

"Every job has its ups and downs, but not every job can change a life."

- Unknown

"Do what you love."

- Unknown

"Big or small, fire safety is for all."

"I can & I will."

"Do it for yourself."