Any time your life is at stake and you can't find even one woman to come forward and say, 'This is a good man, ' your problem isn't what kind of woman THEY are. Your problem is what kind of men YOU are.

Pearl Cleage
About This Quote

This line from the movie "Mr. Holland's Opus" says it all. It's about what you are as a person that will set you up for success or failure. The movie is about a music teacher who is given one last chance to teach his students before he retires.

At first, he struggles to connect with his students, but eventually, they begin to trust him and he begins to flourish in his new role as a teacher. But when the older students are taken out of the school because of budget cuts, the younger children are put at risk of falling behind in their music lessons. It’s then that Mr.

Holland notices that not only are his students performing poorly, but also have little interest in learning music. He realizes that he’s failed as a teacher because his students lack interest in learning music and are falling behind because of his inability to inspire them. The movie goes on to show how Mr.

Holland not only rises above his own failings, but inspires his students by bringing back the joy of learning music once again to all of them.

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