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Learning Quotes

"Knowledge grows exponentially. The more we know, the greater our ability to learn, and the faster we expand our knowledge base."

"Knowledge grows exponentially. The more we know, the greater our ability to learn, and the faster we expand our knowledge base."

Dan Brown, American Author

Learning, Knowledge, Growth, Curiosity

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"Libraries are not made, they grow."

"Libraries are not made, they grow."

Augustine Birrell, English Author

Learning, Libraries

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"I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why."

"I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why."

Paul Gascoigne, English Athlete

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"Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning."

"Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning."

Antisthenes, Greek Philosopher

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"A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher."

"A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher."

James S. Coleman, American Sociologist

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"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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"I like doing accents and I like learning as much as I can learn."

"I like doing accents and I like learning as much as I can learn."

Jaime King, American Actress

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"We live for books."

"We live for books."

Umberto Eco, Italian Novelist

Learning, Books, Passion, Knowledge

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"When you sleepI will creepInto your thoughtsLike a bad debtThat you can't payTake the easy wayand give in!"

"When you sleepI will creepInto your thoughtsLike a bad debtThat you can't payTake the easy wayand give in!"

Morrissey, British Singer

Learning, Growth, Education, Experience, Knowledge

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"Life is full of lessons for the success-minded person who keeps his/her eyes open to what is going on."

"Life is full of lessons for the success-minded person who keeps his/her eyes open to what is going on."

John Patrick Hickey, American Author

Learning, Life, Lesson, Success, Observation

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"The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you."

"The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you."

B. B. King, American Musician

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"Learning what you don't want to do is pretty valuable, it may be as valuable as figuring out what it is you do want to do."

"Learning what you don't want to do is pretty valuable, it may be as valuable as figuring out what it is you do want to do."

Joe Flanigan, American Actor

Learning, May, Pretty, Want

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"Every mistake committed is a learning opportunity."

"Every mistake committed is a learning opportunity."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Learning, Mistake, Growth, Opportunity

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"As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn so change of studies a dull brain."

"As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn so change of studies a dull brain."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Learning, Change, Study, Mind

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"And where does magic come from? I think that magic's in the learning."

"And where does magic come from? I think that magic's in the learning."

Dar Williams, American Musician

Learning, Magic

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"The mistakes of the wise lead them to light. The triumphs of fools lead them to darkness."

"The mistakes of the wise lead them to light. The triumphs of fools lead them to darkness."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Learning, Wisdom, Mistakes, Growth

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"I spent a lot of years just learning my craft and falling down in front of the camera."

"I spent a lot of years just learning my craft and falling down in front of the camera."

Thomas Jane, American Actor

Learning, Years

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"Your mail could've waited." Daemon followed me into the kitchen. "What is it? Just books?"Grabbing the OJ from the fridge, I sighed. People who didn't heart books didn't understand."

"Your mail could've waited." Daemon followed me into the kitchen. "What is it? Just books?"Grabbing the OJ from the fridge, I sighed. People who didn't heart books didn't understand."

Jennifer L. Armentrout, American Author

Learning, Reading, Books, Knowledge, Interest

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"Books can change the world. They represent a second chance for those that want to change their life and can't."

"Books can change the world. They represent a second chance for those that want to change their life and can't."

Robin Sacredfire, Portuguese Philosopher

Learning, Education, Change, Opportunity, Knowledge

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"So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album."

"So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album."

Sonny Terry, American Musician

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"I am tired. My arm aches. My head boils. My feet are cold. But I am not aware of any weakness."

"I am tired. My arm aches. My head boils. My feet are cold. But I am not aware of any weakness."

Zane Grey, American Author

Learning, Feet, Weakness

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"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

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"You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino's new novel, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Tell the others right away, 'No, I don't want to watch TV! I'm reading! I don't want to be disturbed!"

"You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino's new novel, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Tell the others right away, 'No, I don't want to watch TV! I'm reading! I don't want to be disturbed!"

Italo Calvino, Italian Journalist

Learning, Reading, Focus, Truth, Observation

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"Your traits are not good or bad. What you do or don't do with them is what determines the result. Give your traits a useful role. Recognize and utilize all parts that make up you. Love and empower yourself as you are."

"Your traits are not good or bad. What you do or don't do with them is what determines the result. Give your traits a useful role. Recognize and utilize all parts that make up you. Love and empower yourself as you are."

Akiroq Brost, Canadian Author

Learning, Self-Acceptance, Identity, Awareness, Strength

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"The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me."

"The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me."

Bruce Cockburn, Canadian Musician

Learning, Writing

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"Seek to learn. See to learn."

"Seek to learn. See to learn."

Akiroq Brost, Canadian Author

Learning, Knowledge, Observation, Wisdom

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"The only thing that compounds faster than interest is learning."

"The only thing that compounds faster than interest is learning."

Orrin Woodward, American Author

Learning, Growth, Knowledge, Progress

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"Marriage counselors in particular all strongly recommend divorcees try to understand their role in a divorce before re - marrying. Statistics show if you re - marry before you've clearly seen things from the biter's point of view - you're re - bounded to fail again!"

"Marriage counselors in particular all strongly recommend divorcees try to understand their role in a divorce before re - marrying. Statistics show if you re - marry before you've clearly seen things from the biter's point of view - you're re - bounded to fail again!"

Karen Salmansohn, American Author

Learning, Divorce, Awareness, Reflection, Relationship

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"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."

"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, American Musician

Learning, Pretty, Thinking, Weather

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"I must admit, that I have learned more from my negative experiences than I have ever learned from my positive one."

"I must admit, that I have learned more from my negative experiences than I have ever learned from my positive one."

John Paul Warren, American Author

Learning, Experience, Growth, Negative

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"Everything I have learned has not come from books, it has come experientially over time under pressure walking with Christ."

"Everything I have learned has not come from books, it has come experientially over time under pressure walking with Christ."

R. Alan Woods, American Author

Learning, Experience, Faith, Christ

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"Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book."

"Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book."

Fulton J. Sheen, American Clergyman

Learning, Inspirational, Books, Improvement, Literature

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"Half of learning is learning. The other half of learning is unlearning."

"Half of learning is learning. The other half of learning is unlearning."

Mark Batterson, American Author

Learning, Education, Growth, Reflection

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"I hardly teach. It's more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process."

"I hardly teach. It's more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process."

Fay Godwin, British Photographer

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"My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading."

"My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading."

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English Author

Learning, Education, Reading, Passion, Neglect

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"Just about ANY personality trait or skill can be learned: simply find it in someone you know and copy it. Then watch what happens."

"Just about ANY personality trait or skill can be learned: simply find it in someone you know and copy it. Then watch what happens."

Steve Goodier, American Writer

Learning, Imitation, Skill, Growth

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"By keeping my hand in that, it's the way I keep learning. The main way you learn in medicine is by practicing and working with patients."

"By keeping my hand in that, it's the way I keep learning. The main way you learn in medicine is by practicing and working with patients."

Andrew Weil, American Scientist

Learning, Medicine

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"Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly."

"Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly."

Laurell K. Hamilton, American Writer

Learning, Question, Answers, Knowledge, Surprise

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"If difficult times teach us the most important lessons, we should then learn to read difficult books."

"If difficult times teach us the most important lessons, we should then learn to read difficult books."

Joyce Rachelle, Filipino Author

Learning, Adversity, Books, Wisdom

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"It actually took me a year to learn how to play running back - to understand what they were doing defensively and then what our guys were doing every single play."

"It actually took me a year to learn how to play running back - to understand what they were doing defensively and then what our guys were doing every single play."

Marcus Allen, American Athlete

Learning, Play, Running

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"As a part of preparing those lawsuits, learning about those lawsuits, I learned about the various nuclear issues in parts of the nuclear production process I guess you'd say."

"As a part of preparing those lawsuits, learning about those lawsuits, I learned about the various nuclear issues in parts of the nuclear production process I guess you'd say."

Tom Udall, American Politician

Learning, Production

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"I come from Montana, and in eastern Montana we have a lot of dirt between light bulbs. It is expensive trying to bring the new technologies to smaller schools to upgrade their technologies to take advantage of distance learning."

"I come from Montana, and in eastern Montana we have a lot of dirt between light bulbs. It is expensive trying to bring the new technologies to smaller schools to upgrade their technologies to take advantage of distance learning."

Conrad Burns, American Politician

Learning, Light, Montana, Schools

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"Miri took genuine comfort in studying Mathematics that day. She could sort numbers into two simple ideas: true and not true. Unlike numbers, words were rarely just one thing. They moved and changed, camouflaging and leaping out unexpectedly. Words were slippery and alive; words wrestled out of her grip and became something new. Words were dangerous."

"Miri took genuine comfort in studying Mathematics that day. She could sort numbers into two simple ideas: true and not true. Unlike numbers, words were rarely just one thing. They moved and changed, camouflaging and leaping out unexpectedly. Words were slippery and alive; words wrestled out of her grip and became something new. Words were dangerous."

Shannon Hale, American Author

Learning, Truth, Knowledge, Memory

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"Fifteen minutes later I was an expert. That's all you need. I think I was even getting the upper hand, which is very simple with a guy. Anything seems to turn them on."

"Fifteen minutes later I was an expert. That's all you need. I think I was even getting the upper hand, which is very simple with a guy. Anything seems to turn them on."

Melina Marchetta, Australian Author

Learning, Skill, Practice, Observation

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"Let the master praise him, and say, "Here ye do well." For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise."

"Let the master praise him, and say, "Here ye do well." For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise."

Roger Ascham, English Writer

Learning, Praise, Will, Wit

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"Always keep learning. It keeps you young."

"Always keep learning. It keeps you young."

Patty Berg, American Athlete

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"One gets wise by meeting people and meeting people through their literature."

"One gets wise by meeting people and meeting people through their literature."

Girdhar Joshi, Indian Author

Learning, Wisdom, People, Literature

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"To know is to memorize. To understand is to utilize. The accumulation of knowledge is learnedness. The accumulation of wisdom is experience."

"To know is to memorize. To understand is to utilize. The accumulation of knowledge is learnedness. The accumulation of wisdom is experience."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Learning, Know, Memorize, Understand, Utilize

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"The process of learning requires not only hearing and applying but also forgetting and then remembering again."

"The process of learning requires not only hearing and applying but also forgetting and then remembering again."

John Gray, American Author

Learning, Hearing

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"It's okay not to know all the answers. It's better to admit our ignorance than to believe answers that might be wrong. Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what's already there."

"It's okay not to know all the answers. It's better to admit our ignorance than to believe answers that might be wrong. Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what's already there."

Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Author

Learning, Knowledge, Ignorance, Awareness

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