Learning Quotes
“I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.”
“I'd love to be a saxophonist. I don't know why, but I pretend I'm the saxophonist when I listen to music. I have about as much chance playing the sax as I do learning how to fly.”
-- Richard Price
“One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it.”
-- Eli Wallach
“I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both father and mother and I made mighty proficiency in the improvements of my learning, and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding.”
-- Flavius Josephus
“I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning.”
-- Carl Rogers
“I'm most interested in working and learning from different people and telling good stories.”
-- Marguerite Moreau
“One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.”
-- Washington Irving
“One of our key strategies has been to restructure traditional high schools into small learning communities with personalized attention and a range of options.”
-- Thomas Menino