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It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible. |
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My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family tradition in the rabbinate. My father said he wanted me to be a scholar of the Talmud, but he wanted me to make my living in science.- Norman Lamm
When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building.
My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.
It's a terrible thing to say I know. I have only done what I wanted to do. It's a real luxury. I only made the pictures I wanted to make and lived in the places I have wanted to live. I am very, very happy.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
