“We knew our strengths and played up our assets. But we couldn't see what made us unique enough for someone to really love us.”

“We always see the worst in our selves. Our most volnerable selves. We need someone to get close enough to tell us that we're wrong. Someone we trust.”

“We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust.”

“In large part, we are teachers precisely because we remember what it was like to be a student. Someone inspired us. Someone influenced us. Or someone hurt us. And we’ve channeled that joy (or pain) into our own unique philosophies on life and learning and we’re always looking for an opportunity to share them—with each other, our students, parents, or in our communities.”

“Our uniqueness is what makes us common. It is the same fact that we are unique that we as individuals have in common.”

“Our imperfections make us unique as surely as our strengths.”