Learning Quotes

“Students who are interested in learning about the environment should not be dissuaded from doing so, but only if they have proved their proficiency in other basic courses, such as U.S. history. Until then, we need to focus on producing well-educated citizens steeped in their country's history and mindful of their civic responsibilities.”

-- George Nethercutt

“I can always see what I've done wrong. I'm always learning. I'm the perennial student.”

-- Pat Oliphant

“It's learning how to negotiate to keep both sides happy - whether it's for a multi-million dollar contract or just which show to watch on TV, that determines the quality and enjoyment of our lives.”

-- Leigh Steinberg

“I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.”

-- George Strait

“Learning starts with failure the first failure is the beginning of education.”

-- John Hersey

“So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album.”

-- Sonny Terry

“Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.”

-- Audre Lorde

“It's really difficult for me. Language, I am sorry that I haven't. I think I just always expected that you learn a word in place of a word and when I discovered how difficult the grammar was and learning that was very discouraging for me.”

-- Bo Derek

“The introduction of many minds into many fields of learning along a broad spectrum keeps alive questions about the accessibility, if not the unity, of knowledge.”

-- Edward Levi

“When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is learning to understand and control the behavior of crop plants and domestic animals, he may be justified in believing that he has become civilized.”

-- Ayn Rand