Learning Quotes
“What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared.”
“Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.”
-- Leon Trotsky
“I think kids slowly begin to realize that what they're learning relates to other things they know. Then learning starts to get more and more exciting.”
-- Norton Juster
“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
“I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play in front of thousands of people as if I am completely in the moment every moment.”
-- John Mayer
“I'm less worried about accomplishment - as younger people always can't help but be - and more concerned with spending my time well, spending time with my family, and reading, learning things.”
-- Jonathan Safran Foer