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Learning Quotes

"The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five dollars a piece on publication."

"The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five dollars a piece on publication."

Theodore Sturgeon, American Writer

Learning, First, Writing

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"Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own."

"Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

Learning, Wisdom, Knowledge, Experience

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"The more we rely on our presuppositions, the less we will learn."

"The more we rely on our presuppositions, the less we will learn."

R. A. Delmonico, American Author

Learning, Insight, Perception, Mistake

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"One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try."

"One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Learning, Action, Knowledge, Practice

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"I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning."

"I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning."

Carl Rogers, American Psychologist

Learning, Order, Testing, Therapy

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"What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you."

"What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you."

Richard Wilbur, American Poet

Learning, Lonely

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"I am learning to forgive my inner geek, and even value him as a free man."

"I am learning to forgive my inner geek, and even value him as a free man."

Kenny Loggins, American Musician

Learning, Man, Value

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"The failures and successes are necessary for learning."

"The failures and successes are necessary for learning."

Wynonna Judd, American Musician

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"I was a kid, and I wasn't even sure if I wanted to play the drums, you know? All I wanted to do was skateboard, but I was still learning and taking it in, so it was good."

"I was a kid, and I wasn't even sure if I wanted to play the drums, you know? All I wanted to do was skateboard, but I was still learning and taking it in, so it was good."

Travis Barker, American Musician

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"The audience, upon learning that the real Buffalo Bill was present, gave several cheers between the acts."

"The audience, upon learning that the real Buffalo Bill was present, gave several cheers between the acts."

Buffalo Bill, American Celebrity

Learning, Present

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"Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues."

"Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Learning, Errors, Man, May

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"When I can't do something, this always impels me to study it."

"When I can't do something, this always impels me to study it."

Theodore Sturgeon, American Writer

Learning, Study

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"I always read. You know how sharks have to keep swimming or they die? I'm like that. If I stop reading, I die."

"I always read. You know how sharks have to keep swimming or they die? I'm like that. If I stop reading, I die."

Patrick Rothfuss, Australian Athlete

Learning, Reading, Knowledge, Life, Passion

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"The greatest obstacle to true learning is the inability to say "I don't know."

"The greatest obstacle to true learning is the inability to say "I don't know."

Marty Rubin, American Author

Learning, Humility, Knowledge, Ignorance

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"One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more."

"One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more."

Washington Irving, American Writer

Learning, Tools

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"No matter how thoroughly a person may have learned the Greek alphabet, he will never be in a condition to repeat it backwards without further training."

"No matter how thoroughly a person may have learned the Greek alphabet, he will never be in a condition to repeat it backwards without further training."

Hermann Ebbinghaus, German Psychologist

Learning, May, Training, Will

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"I think it's so important to keep learning and keep your brain active."

"I think it's so important to keep learning and keep your brain active."

Beverley Mitchell, American Actress

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"To regain your lost years, you must make sure that any activity targeted at attaining your goal must be done with the qualities of intensity, speed and focus."

"To regain your lost years, you must make sure that any activity targeted at attaining your goal must be done with the qualities of intensity, speed and focus."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Learning, Knowledge, Growth, Application, Understanding

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"Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself."

"Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself."

Geri Halliwell, British Musician

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"I've finally learnt how to say, "No comment". To appear in the tabloids is a real learning curve and a steep one at that. You had better learn quick or you get burnt."

"I've finally learnt how to say, "No comment". To appear in the tabloids is a real learning curve and a steep one at that. You had better learn quick or you get burnt."

Ben Affleck, American Actor

Learning, Quick

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"Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century."

"Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century."

S. J. Perelman, American Writer

Learning, Living, Will

27

"Sometimes I feel I can't quite master my written and spoken Spanish, because I'm too much a student of English. I would need another lifetime to learn it."

"Sometimes I feel I can't quite master my written and spoken Spanish, because I'm too much a student of English. I would need another lifetime to learn it."

Sandra Cisneros, American Author

Learning, English

27

"I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship."

"I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship."

Louisa May Alcott, American Novelist

Learning, Storms

27

"I am thinking by what long discipline and at what cost a man learns to speak simply at last."

"I am thinking by what long discipline and at what cost a man learns to speak simply at last."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Learning, Discipline, Speech, Cost

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"Reading off a page is like looking down at a landscape from a balloon " your eye "sees" the story as well as reads it, its layout, its paragraphs and structure, and "remembers" what it just read because it's still there, on the page, simultaneously. If you want to, you can reread any line instantly; or linger; or speed up; or optically "flinch." Reading a series of tweets is more like looking through a narrow window from a train speeding through a landscape full of tunnels and bands of light and dark. Each tweet erases its predecessor."

"Reading off a page is like looking down at a landscape from a balloon " your eye "sees" the story as well as reads it, its layout, its paragraphs and structure, and "remembers" what it just read because it's still there, on the page, simultaneously. If you want to, you can reread any line instantly; or linger; or speed up; or optically "flinch." Reading a series of tweets is more like looking through a narrow window from a train speeding through a landscape full of tunnels and bands of light and dark. Each tweet erases its predecessor."

David Mitchell, British Novelist

Learning, Reading, Perception, Memory, Story

27

"I bet if you look at the average teenager and the average adult, the average teenager has read more books in the last year than the average adult. Now of course the adult would be all like, 'I'm busy, I got a job, I got stuff to do.' WHATEVER! READ! I mean, you're watching CSI: Miami. Why would you be watching CSI: Miami, when you could be READING CSI: Miami, the novelization?"

"I bet if you look at the average teenager and the average adult, the average teenager has read more books in the last year than the average adult. Now of course the adult would be all like, 'I'm busy, I got a job, I got stuff to do.' WHATEVER! READ! I mean, you're watching CSI: Miami. Why would you be watching CSI: Miami, when you could be READING CSI: Miami, the novelization?"

John Green, American Author

Learning, Reading, Youth, Time

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"Libraries are not made, they grow."

"Libraries are not made, they grow."

Augustine Birrell, English Author

Learning, Libraries

27

"I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning."

"I can't sit down long enough to absorb any kind of learning."

Buddy Rich, American Musician

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"I can install toilets. I know all about the wax ring. I can tile floors. I'm learning how to do basic wiring."

"I can install toilets. I know all about the wax ring. I can tile floors. I'm learning how to do basic wiring."

Sandra Bullock, American Actress

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"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship."

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship."

Louisa May Alcott, American Novelist

Learning, Storms

26

"I'm not a very good painter, but I'm learning a lot."

"I'm not a very good painter, but I'm learning a lot."

Cleo Moore, American Actress

26

"Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote."

"Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote."

Edward Young, English Poet

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"All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial."

"All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial."

Alva Myrdal, Swedish Diplomat

Learning, Mankind, Now, Weapons

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"The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no more."

"The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no more."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Learning, Nature, Fool

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"True learning is a journey without end."

"True learning is a journey without end."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Learning, Growth, Endless journey, Wisdom

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"Proper researching is arguably half the quest. Not knowing the right direction to travel in, makes the journey a lot harder than it is."

"Proper researching is arguably half the quest. Not knowing the right direction to travel in, makes the journey a lot harder than it is."

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

Learning, Research, Knowledge, Preparation, Journey

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"I've been learning martial arts since I was 8 years old."

"I've been learning martial arts since I was 8 years old."

Jet Li, Chinese Actor

Learning, Old, Years

25

"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."

"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."

Bill Gates, American Businessman

Learning, Success, Failure

25

"If you really want to get good at anything, you've got to work at it for ten thousand hours."

"If you really want to get good at anything, you've got to work at it for ten thousand hours."

Mark Batterson, American Author

Learning, Mastery, Practice, Work, Skill

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"But the important thing about learning to wait, I feel sure, is to know what you are waiting for."

"But the important thing about learning to wait, I feel sure, is to know what you are waiting for."

Anna Neagle, English Actress

Learning, Waiting

25

"You have to study a great deal to know a little."

"You have to study a great deal to know a little."

Charles de Secondat, French Philosopher

Learning, Study

25

"To learn, sometimes you have to feel the fool."

"To learn, sometimes you have to feel the fool."

Jeffrey Fry, American Author

Learning, Humility, Mistake, Growth

25

"Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago."

"Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago."

Bernard Berenson, American Historian

Learning, Consistency, Today

25

"Learning is a great experience of life."

"Learning is a great experience of life."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

Learning, Experience, Life, Growth

25

"Of course I can read", he said. "Jesus Christ.""Well, then, what are you trying to tell me? That you don't want to?" "No. I-" He closed his eyes and took a deep breath through his nose. "-I don't know why I'm trying to tell you anything. I can read. I just can't read book.""So pretend it's a really long street sign and muddle through it."

"Of course I can read", he said. "Jesus Christ.""Well, then, what are you trying to tell me? That you don't want to?" "No. I-" He closed his eyes and took a deep breath through his nose. "-I don't know why I'm trying to tell you anything. I can read. I just can't read book.""So pretend it's a really long street sign and muddle through it."

Rainbow Rowell, American Author

Learning, Reading, Disability, Struggle, Persistence

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"Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who tired of looking the other way as their communities fell apart."

"Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who tired of looking the other way as their communities fell apart."

Marvin Olasky, American Educator

Learning, Poverty

25

"I count myself as one of the number of those who learn as they write and write as they learn."

"I count myself as one of the number of those who learn as they write and write as they learn."

John Piper, American Clergyman

Learning, Writing, Growth, Knowledge

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"I can always see what I've done wrong. I'm always learning. I'm the perennial student."

"I can always see what I've done wrong. I'm always learning. I'm the perennial student."

Pat Oliphant, Australian Cartoonist

Learning, Wrong

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"I got problems. I freak out, go to a shrink, go through all kinds of therapy and stuff, but I'm learning how to deal with it. That's why I've chosen one hour a night to get all of my aggressions out. to really tell the world the way I feel."

"I got problems. I freak out, go to a shrink, go through all kinds of therapy and stuff, but I'm learning how to deal with it. That's why I've chosen one hour a night to get all of my aggressions out. to really tell the world the way I feel."

Jonathan Davis, American Musician

Learning, Night, Problems, Therapy

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"A lot of what I've been learning in the last two years is due to therapy - about my sexuality, why things go wrong, why relationships haven't worked. It isn't anything to do with anybody else; it's to do with me."

"A lot of what I've been learning in the last two years is due to therapy - about my sexuality, why things go wrong, why relationships haven't worked. It isn't anything to do with anybody else; it's to do with me."

Boy George, English Musician

Learning, Relationships, Sexuality, Therapy

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