"I'm just not a natural teacher."

-- David Benioff

#Teacher Quotes #Natural Quotes

“After the survivor of the Spanish conquest has told his life's story he is convicted by the Inquisition: He posted no brief in defense or mitigation of his offenses, and when he was most solemnly advised by the Court President of the dire consequences he faced if found guilty, Juan Damasceno volunteered only one comment: "It will mean I do not go to the Christian heaven?" He was told that that would indeed be the worst of his punishments: that he would most assuredly not go to Heaven. At which, his smile sent a thrill of horror through every soul of the Court.”
“Wisdom is not having illusions, especially anything in your own mind that elevates you above others.”
“My daughter is my greatest gift and, not to be corny, but my greatest teacher.”

Source : "Composer Jeanine Tesori on Her Artistic Process and Rewarding Female Ambition". Interview with Victoria Myers, www.indiewire.com. March 27, 2015.
“If you know someone whoâ€™s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isnâ€™t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness, and loneliness theyâ€™re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. Itâ€™s hard to be a friend to someone whoâ€™s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do.”
“Premature burial works just fine as a cure for adolescence.”
“Chris Elliott could read the phonebook and he's funny.”
“Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is apt to mark the end of their capacities. They can't even attend to the elementary animal requirements of their offspring. It is quite surprising how many children survive in spite of their mothers.”
“Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.”

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