Learning Quotes
“Emotional 'literacy' implies an expanded responsibility for schools in helping to socialize children. This daunting task requires two major changes: that teachers go beyond their traditional mission and that people in the community become more involved with schools as both active participants in children's learning and as individual mentors.”
“Learning to drive is a scary thing for a parent. I had to basically lie to get the keys when I was a kid.”
-- Rob Mariano
“The rite of passage of learning to build a fire that will burn all night with one match is not an insignificant one in my husband's family, and I grew up camping and backpacking. I love to camp.”
-- Sarah Wayne Callies
“But if somebody dies, if something happens to you, there is a normal process of depression, it is part of being human, and some people view it as a learning experience etc.”
-- Bob Geldof
“An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.”
-- Thomas a Kempis
“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”
-- George Bernard Shaw
“I am involved with 'Write Girl,' which is such a great organization, because they go into inner city schools and work with underprivileged girls to pair them up with other writers. And it gets them learning to express themselves and become familiar with their own voice. They have a 100% success ratio getting those girls into college.”
-- Melissa Rosenberg