Learning Quotes

Small: The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue
"The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue"
Antisthenes, Philosopher
Small: Life is about learning when you stop learning, you die
"Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die"
Tom Clancy, Novelist
Small: Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence
"Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence"
Pearl Bailey, Actress
Small: It wasnt until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was liste
"It wasn't until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age. My ears were blown wide open"
Trevor Dunn, Musician
Small: I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment
"I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment"
Maria Mitchell, Scientist
Small: I come from Montana, and in eastern Montana we have a lot of dirt between light bulbs. It is expensive trying
"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, Politician
Small: To summarize, the particular song a male sings, and the behavioral responses of females to song and morphologi
"To summarize, the particular song a male sings, and the behavioral responses of females to song and morphological signals, are not genetically inherited in a fixed manner but are determined by learning early in life"
Peter R. Grant, Scientist
Small: The role of the musician is to go from concept to full execution. Put another way, its to go from understandin
"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, Musician
Small: I view life as a learning experience. It is not so much all about music it is about what happens when you are
"I view life as a learning experience. It is not so much all about music; it is about what happens when you are doing the music"
Michael Schenker, Musician
Small: All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to society
"All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to society"
Joseph Lancaster, Educator
Small: A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal
"A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal"
William Allen White, Editor
Small: The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something Im just now learni
"The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem"
T-Bone Burnett
Small: Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, becau
"Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth"
Umberto Eco, Novelist
Small: I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. Im always excited about learning new things abo
"I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food"
Paul Prudhomme, Celebrity
Small: In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of subjects that will serve you for the
"In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of subjects that will serve you for the foreseeable future, let alone for the rest of your life. The most important skill to acquire now is learning how to learn"
John Naisbitt, Businessman
Small: Learning is any change in a system that produces a more or less permanent change in its capacity for adapting
"Learning is any change in a system that produces a more or less permanent change in its capacity for adapting to its environment"
Herbert Simon, Scientist
Small: Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning
"Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning"
Richard King, Director
Small: There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live y
Lynn Davies
"There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way"
Lynn Davies, Athlete
Small: Its not like learning how to hit a curve ball in baseball
"It's not like learning how to hit a curve ball in baseball"
Floyd Abrams, Lawyer
Small: We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education
"We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel"
Yakov Smirnoff, Comedian
Small: We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some o
"We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so we're learning from them"
Miguel de Icaza, Scientist
Small: The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try t
"The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try to learn what's best for you. Let me tell you, life is not fun when you're banging your head against a brick wall all the time"
John McEnroe, Athlete
Small: I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experi
"I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable"
Judy Holliday, Actress
Small: There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my fri
"There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my friend, only a knowledge - that is everywhere"
Hermann Hesse, Novelist
Small: Its only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning
Drew Barrymore
"It's only through listening that you learn, and I never want to stop learning"
Drew Barrymore, Actress
Small: And where does magic come from? I think that magics in the learning
"And where does magic come from? I think that magic's in the learning"
Dar Williams, Musician
Small: I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of v
Brian Eno
"I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function"
Brian Eno, Musician
Small: I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma
"I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma"
Eartha Kitt, Actress
Small: People desire to separate their worlds into polarities of dark and light, ugly and beautiful, good and evil, r
"People desire to separate their worlds into polarities of dark and light, ugly and beautiful, good and evil, right and wrong, inside and outside. Polarities serve us in our learning and growth, but as souls we are all"
Joy Page, Actress
Small: A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning
"A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning"
Brad Henry, Politician
Small: Its really difficult for me. Language, I am sorry that I havent. I think I just always expected that you learn
"It's really difficult for me. Language, I am sorry that I haven't. I think I just always expected that you learn a word in place of a word and when I discovered how difficult the grammar was and learning that was very discouraging for me"
Bo Derek, Actress
Small: I like working solo and it was a lot of fun joking around with the audience, saying things. Im only just learn
Art Garfunkel
"I like working solo and it was a lot of fun joking around with the audience, saying things. I'm only just learning how to do certain things"
Art Garfunkel, Musician
Small: All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial
Alva Myrdal
"All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial"
Alva Myrdal, Diplomat
Small: I think that obstacles lead to growth and ultimately, the most learning Ive done in my life is between jobs
"I think that obstacles lead to growth and ultimately, the most learning I've done in my life is between jobs"
Anthony Michael Hall, Actor
Small: A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people
"A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people"
Frederick Douglass, Author
Small: In many ways, it was much, much harder to get the first book contract. The hardest thing probably overall has
"In many ways, it was much, much harder to get the first book contract. The hardest thing probably overall has been learning not to trust people, publicists and so forth, implicitly"
Neil Gaiman, Author
Small: I hope the cooks who are working for me now are getting that kind of experience so they can use what theyre le
Thomas Keller
"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, Celebrity
Small: I never found accents difficult, after learning languages
"I never found accents difficult, after learning languages"
Vivien Leigh, Actress
Small: English people dont have very good diction. In France you have to pronounce very particularly and clearly, and
"English people don't have very good diction. In France you have to pronounce very particularly and clearly, and learning French at an early age helped me enormously"
Vivien Leigh, Actress
Small: My teachers helped guide and motivate me but the responsibility of learning was left with me, an approach to l
"My teachers helped guide and motivate me; but the responsibility of learning was left with me, an approach to learning which was later reinforced by my experiences at Amherst"
Joseph Stiglitz, Economist