Learning Quotations | Page 18

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back.” - Chinese proverb

In the year 2000 an illiterate person will not be someone who can't read or write, but someone who is not able to learn, unlearn and learn again.

It is funny you know, you spend 12 years of your life learning about things and about life, but they never really tell you how hard life really is.

Cops and robbers resemble each other, so there's not a lot to learn in terms of learning the logistics of committing the crime or investigating the crime.

In spite of some bad experiences, I'm a firm believer in the trial and error method of learning.

Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different.

Learning something new is fun,

I find that the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni and parking for the faculty.

Once you learn to discern the voice of Mother Culture humming in the background, telling her story over and over again to the people of your culture, you’ll never stop being conscious of it. Wherever you go for the rest of your life, you’ll be tempted to say to the people around you, “how can you listen to this stuff and not recognize it for what it is?

People will listen when they're ready to listen and not before. Don't waste time with people who want to argue. They'll keep you immobilized forever. Look for people who are already open to something new.

Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself.

The best writing is rewriting.

...methods are more important than facts. The educational value of a problem given to a student depends mostly on how often the thought processes that are invoked to solve it will be helpful in later situations. It has little to do with how useful the answer to the problem may be. On the other hand, a good problem must also motivate the students; they should be interested in seeing the answer. Since students differ so greatly, I cannot expect everyone to like the problems that please me.

...One of the most important lessons, perhaps, is the fact that SOFTWARE IS HARD. From now on I shall have significantly greater respect for every successful software tool that I encounter. During the past decade I was surprised to learn that the writing of programs for TeX and Metafont proved to be much more difficult than all the other things I had done (like proving theorems or writing books). The creation of good software demand a significiantly higher standard of accuracy than those other things do, and it requires a longer attention span than other intellectual tasks.

When certain concepts of TeX are introduced informally, general rules will be stated; afterwards you will find that the rules aren't strictly true. In general, the later chapters contain more reliable information than the earlier ones do. The author feels that this technique of deliberate lying will actually make it easier for you to learn the ideas. Once you understand a simple but false rule, it will not be hard to supplement that rule with its exceptions.

It's [programming] the only job I can think of where I get to be both an engineer and an artist. There's an incredible, rigorous, technical element to it, which I like because you have to do very precise thinking. On the other hand, it has a wildly creative side where the boundaries of imagination are the only real limitation.

Our heads are round so thought can change direction

I learnt the verbs of will, and had my secret; The code of night tapped on my tongue; What had been one was many sounding minded.

Sometimes you have an idea that is so simple that you can't see how it can fail. But in learning, being right is not always the quickest way to success

Show me a Professor of Education, especially a Professor of E-learning, who lectures, and I'll show you a hypocrite who doesn't read the research.

I'm always adapting, I'm always learning, and I'm always changing.

Man can learn nothing unless he proceeds from the known to the unknown.

I learned early on that I could get a lot of attention by singing and writing little songs, so it was like throwing nuts to a monkey... I just couldn't get enough.

Making it a valid law to learn by suffering.

Everything is a learning experience,

I worked for Harper’s Bazaar. They fired me. I recommend that you all get fired; it’s a great learning experience.

Wearing all that weight Of learning lightly like a flower.

Learning preserves the errors of the past as well as its wisdom.

In order to acquire learning, we must first shake ourselves free of it.

There is a technique, a knack, for thinking, just as there is for doing other things. You are not wholly at the mercy of your thoughts, any more than they are you. They are a machine you can learn to operate.

By relieving the brain of all unnecessary work, a good notation sets it free to concentrate on more advanced problems, and in effect increases the mental power of the race.

We have to cross the boundary between knowing and not knowing many times before we achieve understanding.

It’s not information overload. It’s filter failure.

There are many who say that the entrenched interests -- television, alumni, legislators, among others -- will never truly accept anything less than a continuation of the status quo, ... But that is simply unacceptable. As educators, we have an obligation to try to make things better. I love college sports. However, institutions of higher learning are in danger of being torn apart by the win-at-all-costs culture we have created for ourselves.

The real key is that in massage as you are learning to work with someone else, with healthy touch, you are listening to them in what they need and want. It frees people from always having to end with intercourse.

The really cool challenge of '24' was learning on camera how to be a dramatic actress. The biggest difficulty was the industry side of things. I was very lucky that I had Joel Surnow, one of the creators of '24,' in my corner. Early on, the Fox executives couldn't believe that I was on the show.

We're trying to sell him. He's got to make up his mind if he wants to pursue this, and I hope he does because I think with his size and hand-eye coordination he could help. The learning curve will be fast, but I think he can pick it up pretty fast.

We came a long ways this year, but we can still go a lot farther. It's a learning experience. ... When you win 21 games, you don't do that by accident. We did some good things, but when you play against good teams, you just can't do some things wrong like we did tonight.

We came down here for a learning type thing. But we hit the ball with authority at times and we made some hard outs.

We learned a lot while we were researching these articles. Our readers who enjoy wine will really enjoy learning about it as well.

We learn many different things. One of the key learning curves we've experienced was dealing with the incentive program. In talking with meeting planners in years passed, we realized that other cities were offering this.

We learn not in the school, but in life

We knew we had the talent. It was just a matter of everyone learning the system and getting on the same page.

When Ron Howard does 'Rush,' he has to learn and steep himself in F1 culture and European racing culture, and that's part of the fun of the gig. You learn to learn. Your real skill as a director is being a learner and an observer. You're constantly learning another thing in context.

When learning was monopolized by the monks in the Middle Ages, people specialized only in warfare and statecraft. And even these were not altogether free from the scholastic influence.

Those who teach learn by teaching and those who learn teach by learning

Though a bit difficult, I had fun learning Tagalog. It was important to me that I learned the diction right for your sake. For mine, I had the message of the songs explained to me so I could emote it properly. In the process, Ive learned all the nasty words and how to say Nakakaloka ! What Tagalog word did I have problems with? Tandaan that we replaced with maramdaman .

We were well aware coming into this game that playing Falmouth was going to be a learning experience for many of our younger players,

We were working on things. Some of the girls are still learning the game. We needed to use this game to get ready for Edison. They're progressing, that's the main thing. We needed this win to get us going, because neither of us had won (in league).

We are coming close to defining ourselves. I feel good about the direction we are heading. We are learning and progressing, and our attitude is good.

We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly

We conclude that learning improvement days are optional and are not necessarily a component of the basic education the state is obliged to provide to all children,

We can't send our children into higher learning or the work force without up-to-date technology skills.

Wear your learning like a watch and do not pull it out merely to show you have it. If you are asked for the time, tell it; but do not proclaim it hourly unasked.

Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one.

Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out and strike it merely to show that you have one

We have five core kids who have been there before, but four young kids in their first year of varsity. They're learning as they go. It's just part of the process.

We have found through the history in the county that people really like agriculture being here and they just have a thirst for knowledge about it. That is why we set up this organization, to respond to their interest in learning about agriculture.

We have good leadership. Those guys coming up are learning from them.

We have been a district that looks to technology as a tool to facilitate learning and teaching. In this case, DIBELS may save our teachers time with regards to scoring and record-keeping, thereby allowing them to spend more time focusing on instruction.

When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all.

In order to learn, one must change one's mind.

We like it when the older ones help the young ones. It's a learning process when they are freshman. But the juniors and seniors all had to go through it, and they pass it down.

The ego is frightened by death, because ego is part of the incarnation and ends with it. That is why we learn to identify with our soul, as the soul continues after death. For the soul, death is just another moment.

When other children may have given up because of obstacles placed before them, these children did not. These students have overcome some obstacle, whether learning issues or personal issues at home.

When people are out having a good time, they don't want to spend it learning how to avoid taking blurry pictures. We've engineered our flagship T-series camera with intelligent, automatic features so people can spend more time having fun and less time understanding technology.

When people ask me about what I learned from martial arts, I don't talk about favorite punches or kicks, or about fights won or lost. I talk about learning self-discipline, about ethics and manners and benevolence and fairness.

When I was young, I remember feeling a real thirst for opportunities around the arts, for learning about how artists function and how institutions work.

We're young and inexperienced, but I think they are learning the things I want to get across to them. We've prepared ourselves to be competitive.

We're young and it's going to be a learning curve. Tonight they learned a big lesson. Some of them grew up tonight. They learned that moving from sophomore to varsity all is a big step.

We're young and learning and will keep having fun. They all compete hard, though. They're doing a fantastic job.

We're young and we're learning how to get the ball up the floor. We had a great first quarter, but we lost steam and lost focus a little bit and the turnovers killed us. They got all the boards and they just took it away from us.

We're young and we're still learning, but we're starting to show our maturity and patience and play a lot smarter.

When children start learning math in school, they already have a basic understanding of the concepts. This understanding should guide teachers to work on enhancing these skills.

The record didn't show how much we're improving. We're still a young team. We're still learning from each other.

This requires a mentality that encourages learning rather than a fear of making a mistake. Try something new and different, but know we're not going to kill each other if things don't work out. I was a swimmer in college and I swam fast when I imagined a shark was after me. I swam just as fast when I imagined I was in the Olympics. It's a question of what you want to focus on -- fear or opportunity.

This whole year has been a learning experience for our team, and tonight was another step in that process.

This will be a massive learning year for me and it will almost be like going back to step one.

When a child is learning to write, it is extremely easy for it to hold the pen wrongly, and to form its letters incorrectly, but it is painfully difficult to hold the pen and to write properly; and this because of the child's ignorance of the art of writing, which can only be dispelled by persistent effort and practice, until at last, it becomes natural and easy to hold the pen properly, and to write correctly, and difficult, as well as altogether unnecessary, to do the wrong thing. It is the same in the vital things of mind and life.

We would like to see businesses come to Galesburg that would utilize all the skills that we're learning.

We just happened to get a pitch up in the eighth inning that allowed them to take the lead. Tonight's second game was a great learning experience for our guys.

We thought he had a chance to play because of his physical body. The learning curve is usually big. He understood that and did a great job when he was in there. He caught on so quickly.

We understand that, on a daily basis, we must train ourselves. This industry changes every day and if you stop and smell the roses, somebody's going to pass you by. Every day is a learning process because our customers are counting on us to keep up ....

We urge all Americans to take some simple steps to prepare for emergencies, including getting an emergency supply kit, making a family emergency plan and learning more about how to respond to emergencies that could affect your area,

We started to market through the existing network out there: learning centers, churches and community centers.

I take great solace that Einstein failed math. I failed math. I also failed English and home economics. Einstein was an underachiever.

Learning the truth has become my life's love.

If you're pursuing something that you love and you're learning something new, every day, that's the key to youth [staying young].

I love learning new techniques.

In teaching writing, I'm learning new things about writing.

It was at home I learned the little I know. Schools always appeared to me like a prison, and never could I make up my mind to stay there, not even for four hours a day, when the sunshine was inviting, the sea smooth, and when it was joy to run about the cliffs in the free air, or to paddle in the water.

There are a lot of lessons to be learned. We can all learn lessons.

Having to know the answers puts in terrible positions from which to learn.

In order for the brain to comprehend the heart must first listen.

The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The coach applauds strengths, identifies weaknesses, points up principles, offers guiding and often inspiring imagery, and decides what kind of practice to emphasize.

We know at lot more now than the 'last time around the 1960s and 1970s - about how to work for smart schools... ' 'The smart school finds it's foundation in a rich and evolving set of principles about human thinking and learning.'

One barrier... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and problem solving.

Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.

Business is a conversation because the defining work of business is conversation - literally. And 'knowledge workers' are simply those people whose job consists of having interesting conversations.

why did I have to keep learning this same thing over and over?