Learning Quotes

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers

Kahlil Gibran

Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature.

Edward Thorndike

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

Eartha Kitt

If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.

C.S. Lewis

Love, too, has to be learned.

Friedrich Nietzsche

That was a real learning element for me, because I realized that the more true you are to yourself, the more you will lose people.

Bill Sienkiewicz

I'd think learning to play the guitar would be very confusing for sighted people.

Doc Watson

Yes, it is a rehearsed show, yes, it was analogy of going to see a play at the theatre, where everything has to be in place and whole things, everything being works, all works together to get the best effect you know it's more like an actor learning a part.

John Deacon

I'm learning to accept the lack of privacy as the real downer in my profession.

Halle Berry

Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.

Warren G. Bennis

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

William S. Burroughs

The role of the musician is to go from concept to full execution. Put another way, it's to go from understanding the content of something to really learning how to communicate it and make sure it's well-received and lives in somebody else.

Yo-Yo Ma

That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played.

Jackson Browne

I hope the cooks who are working for me now are getting that kind of experience so they can use what they're learning now as a foundation for a great career.

Thomas Keller

Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning.

Richard King

Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning.

Donald Rumsfeld

Productivity is going to be a critical issue. And it's not just about getting more time for professors in the classroom. It involves reexamining the learning experience and restructuring faculty and the use of faculty time.

Roy Romer

After you start learning all about the mechanics of piloting a riverboat, you stop seeing all the pretty sunsets and you start thinking about the weather.

John Hartford

Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.

Walter Gilbert

Learning lines is my biggest challenge.

Tim Meadows