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Teacher Quotes

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Teacher Quotes

Yoda. Ms. Frizzle. Professor Snape. We have to admit, teachers are a pretty cool bunch. Click on any teacher quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. We'll give you details on who said it, when they said it, and in some cases, why on earth they thought it was okay to say it.

"Always be closing."

Source: Glengarry Glen Ross | Speaker: Blake

"Anything. Can be a slam. Poem. If you say it like this."

Source: Parks and Recreation | Speaker: Leslie Knope

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."

Source: The Dalai Lama's visit to Capitol Hill | Speaker: Dalai Lama

"Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?"

Source: Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Speaker: Economics Teacher

"Carpe… Hear it? Carpe… carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

Source: Dead Poets Society | Speaker: John Keating

"Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

Source: Matthew 11:28 | Speaker: Jesus

"Danger, Will Robinson!"

Source: Lost in Space | Speaker: The Robot

"Did you ever know that you're my hero?"

Source: Wind Beneath My Wings | Speaker: Bette Midler

"Don't mess with the bull, young man."

Source: The Breakfast Club | Speaker: Mr. Vernon

"Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions."

Source: Unknown | Speaker: Dalai Lama

"Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone."

Source: "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" | Speaker: Pink Floyd

"Hey, Dr. Jones. No time for love!"

Source: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Speaker: Short Round

"I have not the pleasure of understanding you."

Source: Pride and Prejudice | Author: Jane Austen

"I know kung fu."

Source: The Matrix | Speaker: Neo

"If it doesn't have meat, it's a snack."

Source: Parks and Recreation | Speaker: Ron Swanson

"If thou shalt confess with thy mouth."

Source: The Epistle to the Romans | Author: Paul of Tarsus

"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."

Source: Matthew 28:19 | Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth

"Life for me ain't been no crystal stair."

Source: "Mother to Son" | Author: Langston Hughes

"Love is patient; love is kind."

Source: 1 Corinthians 13:4 | Author: Paul of Tarsus

"She told me to walk this way! Talk this way!"

Source: "Walk This Way" | Speaker: Aerosmith

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but just felt in the heart."

Source: The Story of My Life | Author: Helen Keller

"The Dude abides."

Source: The Big Lebowski | Speaker: Jeff "the Dude" Lebowski

"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."

Source: Diggers (The Bromeliad Trilogy) | Author: Terry Pratchett

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

Source: Unknown | Speaker: Albert Einstein

"Wax on, wax off."

Source: The Karate Kid | Speaker: Mr. Miyagi

"We speak student."

Source: Tagline | Author: Shmoop

"When people ask me if I went to film school, I tell them, "No, I went to films.""

Source: Interview with Andrew Walker of BBC News | Speaker: Quentin Tarantino

"You should never assume."

Source: The Odd Couple | Speaker: Felix Unger

"You take the blue pill […] You take the red pill."

Source: The Matrix | Speaker: Morpheus