Learning Quotes
“As children, as we learn what things are, we are slowly learning to dismiss them visually. As adults, entirely submerged in words and concepts, we spend almost all of our time thinking and worrying about the past and the future, hardly ever looking at or engaging with the world visually.”
“Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint.”
-- Gates McFadden
“I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands you need to be able to throw something back.”
-- Maya Angelou
“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
“I've finally learnt how to say, 'No comment'. To appear in the tabloids is a real learning curve and a steep one at that. You had better learn quick or you get burnt.”
-- Ben Affleck
“There was a time when young people respected learning and literature and now they don't.”
-- Doris Lessing
“Surround yourself with good people. Whether they're the best or not, people are capable of learning if they've got good hearts and they're good souls.”
-- Kid Rock