"No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness, and generosity hidden in the soul of a child.  The effort of every true educator should be to unlock that treasure."

~Emma Goldman  

"You don't get a second chance to make a first impression."

~Harry Wong  

"Children are like wet cement.  Whatever falls on them makes an impression."

~Haim Ginott

"Give your students more than they expect, and you will get back more than you ever expected."

~Harry Wong  

"All our dreams can come true--if we have the courage to pursue them."

~Walt Disney  

"Whether you think you can or think you can't--you are right."

~Henry Ford  

"Your legacy as a teacher is to make one difference, one student at a time."

~Harry Wong  

"Teaching is a journey of the heart."

~Harry Wong  

"Each child is living the only life he has- the only one he will ever have.  The least we can do is not diminish it."

~Bill Page  

"There is absolutely no research correlation between success and family background, race, national origin, financial status, or even educational accomplishments.  There is but one correlations with success, and that is attitude."

~Harry Wong  

"Becoming a truly accomplished teacher is a journey, not a destination."

~Harry Wong  

"It only takes one person to make a difference."

~Harry Wong 

"Education is the most important business around.  Teachers are the landscapers of the human race."

~Anna Quindlen  

"Some people can give thousands of reasons why they cannot succeed at something when all they need is one reason why they can succeed."

~Harry Wong  

"The role of a teacher is to uncover."

~Harry Wong  

"Do not allow people who cannot control their own behavior to be in control of your behavior."

~Harry Wong  

"Inside every great teacher there is an even better one waiting to come out."

~Harry Wong  

"The quality of the choices you make today will dictate the quality of your opportunities tomorrow."

~Harry Wong  

"Education is not a product; it is a never-ending process."

~Harry Wong  

"The best teachers are also the best students."

~Harry Wong  

"The highest stake of all is our ability to help children realize their full potential."

~Samuel J. Meisels 

"Love is the reason for teaching."

~Chelonnda Seroyer  

"God doesn't give us something new unless our hands are empty."

~Karen Kingsbury

"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn."

~John Cotton Dana 

"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life."

~Plato

"Prayer is not asking.  It is a longing of the soul.  It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart."

~Gandhi 

"The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not out of his head to rule over him; nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him; but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved."

~Matthew Henry   

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."

~Mother Teresa  

"How like God to draw us into something that makes sense to our human way of thinking and then turn it completely around to teach us things He wants us to learn."

~Toni Schirico Horras 

"The only life worth living is one that you are really passionate about."

~Emma from Glee 

"When your day is hemmed with prayer, it is less likely to unravel."

~Anonymous