Quotes about Learning

“Narcissist: psychoanalytic term for the person who loves himself more than his analyst; considered to be the manifestation of a dire mental disease whose successful treatment depends on the patient learning to love the analyst more and himself less.”

“Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.”

“Education in general, and higher education in particular, is on the brink of a huge disruption. Two big questions, which were once so well-settled that we ceased asking them, are now up for grabs. What should young people be learning? And what sorts of credentials indicate they're ready for the workforce?”

“Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.”

“I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers with a ruler because my writing was so bad.”

“Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.”

“There is a huge value in learning with instant feedback.”

“I play guitar, piano, and I'm learning to play the drums.”

“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.”

“Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors.”

“To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.”

“My biggest learning has been understanding that celebrating someone's life is more important than mourning the loss of one.”

“Whether were parents, carers, teachers or anyone working with young children, we know that children move easily and often between free play and structured play. One is not better or worse than another, they each offer different experiences, different ways of thinking, and different kinds of learning.”

“There's no learning without trying lots of ideas and failing lots of times.”

“Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.”

“Hollywood and the recording industry argue that current law permits the copying of songs and movies, and sharing them on the Internet. This enables young people to grow up learning how to steal.”

“To me an influencer must embody 2 critical skills, continuous learning and storytelling. Accenture enabled me to accelerate my learning about exponential technologies and how they were impacting businesses, the economy and the world.”

“I think a part of me thought that I might be interested in academia because I really do love school. I mean that on all levels - I like educational environments; I like being part of that community of learning and exploration. And I like to talk.”

“Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.”

“There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.”

“If you aren't learning, you are regressing, because more growth comes from failure than from success.”