“I’ve never built any skyscrapers. I’ve never written any amazing novels or created any tremendous medical breakthroughs, but when I look at all of you, you are my skyscrapers, my amazing stories, my forever breakthroughs. I have poured out my life’s energies into those classrooms of our school, and in looking at all of you, seeing your happiness and knowing both what you have become and what you are becoming, you have given my life its meaning. I thank you all.” —William Parsons
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Thomas W.P. Slatin
Special thanks to William L Parsons!
Rae
Thanks for sharing this amazing quote! Very inspiring. Love the content in your blog!
jolly555
The quote is on point, having people that appreciate you and you appreciate them is more important than anything else.
michaelower
I’m a teacher and it warms my heart when I see my students excel..I get a buzz from seeing their success
David Mureithi
I would say this, at times you might see yourself as not useful or important compared to other people. We are not always the same but each person has a role in every person life. Focus with that!
esgyll
That quote basically sums up the success story of any successful teacher or professor who never gave up on his or her students. It is how his or her students have made their own success stories that stemmed from the classrooms of their dedicated teacher or professor. Truly, those types of teachers are really Godsend and I am very grateful and thankful for that.
Segun OGUNYEMI
Thats a lovely quote from William Parson. Thanks Tom for sharing it.
Wilson Jake
William Parsons is one of my favourite. I have always love his quotes.” seeing your happiness and knowing both what you have become and what you are becoming, you have given my life its meaning”….life full of sacrifice.
Oyeyipo Oladele
Great and inspirational quote. If followed with nice thought, u will get meanings. Nice quote from him.
brainedet
We might love someone but we can do better by relating andvhelpinh them out. Things can only get better for everyone.
Danielle M
Whata wonderfull quote, best time spent is the one you use to help others become into better people.
Meldred Judith
Very inspiring message from a teacher to his students. No wonder why they are our heroes.
Roy
These are the words of a great teacher. His joy is seeinh his students succeed.
Meg W
Such inspiring words. In short, you are not successful until your successor succeeds.
Patricia
These are truly powerful words. His joy comes from seeing those he has impacted succeed.
Oliver
Investing in people is always a good idea. It brings with it a great sense of achievement.
Daphne
These are the words of a true teacher. Arguably one of the greatest minds of our time!