Whether the teacher is authoritarian, undisciplined, competent, incompetent, serious, irresponsible, involved, a lover of people and of life, cold, angry with the world, bureaucratic, excessively rational, or whatever else, he/she will not pass through the classroom without leaving his or her mark on the students.

Sometimes a simple, almost insignificant gesture on the part of a teacher can have a profound formative effect on the life of a student.

The unfinished character of human beings and the transformational character of reality necessitate that education be an ongoing activity.

For cultural invasion to succeed, it is essential that those invaded become convinced of their intrinsic inferiority.

People in communion liberate each other.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

The role of the educator is one of tranquil possession of certitude in regard to the teaching of not only contents but also of 'correct thinking.'