Experience quote by Pete Seeger

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Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print experience is wha
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"Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't"

- Pete Seeger

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This quote by Pete Seeger talks with the relevance of both education and learning and also experience in life. Education is the expertise and also understanding we acquire from books, talks, and various other forms of official direction. It is the small print, the information, the truths as well as figures that we discover in college. Experience, on the various other hand, is the understanding and also understanding we gain from life. It is the lessons we learn from our blunders, the wisdom we gain from our successes, and the understanding we get from our interactions with others. Education is important, however experience is important. Education gives us the tools to understand the world, yet experience provides us the knowledge to navigate it. Education is the structure, however experience is the vital to opening its potential.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Pete Seeger somewhere between May 3, 1919 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Experience. The author also have 20 other quotes.

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