"A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences." ― Amos Bronson Alcott Topic(s): Teacher More From Amos Bronson Alcott "A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay." "The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples." "While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be." More In Teacher "I was 20 years old, working as a roofer and a telemarketer and driving a taxi, just barely getting by. A friend of a friend suggested I try acting. I was like, ‘Why? What am I going to do? Community theater?’ But I took a class, and the teacher thought that I had potential, so I moved to Vancouver and started auditioning."― Cory Monteith "My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That’s what my parents called me. I also got ‘Teddy Ruxpin’ a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out ‘James Franco’ my junior year of high school, I didn’t correct her."― James Franco "There are many teachers who could ruin you. Before you know it you could be a pale copy of this teacher or that teacher. You have to evolve on your own."― Berenice Abbott