43 Quotes by Taylor Mali

It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too.

Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned

Read to your children all of the time Novels and nursery rhymes Autobiographies, even the newspaper It doesn't mater; it's quality time Because once upon a time We grew up on stories in the voices in which they were told We need words to hold us and the world to behold us For us to truly know our souls

You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor and an A-minus feel like a slap in the face.

I implore you, I entreat you and I challenge you to speak with conviction. To say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it. Because contrary to the wisdom of the bumper sticker, it is not enough these days to simply question authority—you've got to speak with it too.

Falling In Love Is Like Owning A Dog. Throw things away and love will bring them back, again, and again, and again. But most of all, love needs love, lots of it. And in return, love loves you and never stops.

Education is the miracle; I’m just the worker.

That’s what teaching is, the art of explanation: presenting the right information in the right order in a memorable way.

Teachers shouldn’t make the mistake of always thinking they’re the smartest person in the room.