Good Quotes

Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.

My hands look terrible but I can do anything I want to do, so, you know, I just think I'm playing all around with more good taste and not dashing up and down the piano.

Good taste is as tiring as good company.

Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

In my estimation, the only thing that is more to be guarded against than bad taste is good taste.

It's a hard thing to legislate. You can't legislate good taste and you can't put a number on it in terms of square footage,... It's a question of where individual rights end and community rights begin.

Yes, I was correctly quoted in saying I introduced sex into films in the 20's, but it was sex in good taste and left a great deal to one's imagination.

Good taste is the modesty of the mind; that is why it cannot be either imitated or acquired.

If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for I am in love with him too.

The kind of people who always go on about whether a thing is in good taste invariably have very bad taste.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.

A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson.

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.

Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.

When I had my first voice lesson I was 15 years old. And I had a really good teacher. This is what made all the difference. A good teacher will teach you the technique, but also how to listen to your voice.

There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.

Find a good teacher, as I found for my sons. I feel the worst thing you can do is to try and teach your own children yourself, because there is a natural rebellion that occurs.

So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.

A good teacher is a determined person.

Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher.

Having been an educator for so many years I know that all a good teacher can do is set a context, raise questions or enter into a kind of a dialogic relationship with their students.

A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions.

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.

A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.