944 private quotes tagged learning

“Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming.” — Christopher Eccleston

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“I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.” — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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“I had been impressed by the fact that biological systems were based on molecular machines and that we were learning to design and build these sorts of things.” — K. Eric Drexler

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“People are learning to feel more comfortable hearing one another's dreams. It used to be that if you told a dream in public, someone had to make a joke to relieve the tension introduced by that alternative reality.” — Henry Reed

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“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” — Anthony J. D'Angelo

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“Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.” — Alice Miller

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“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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“Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.” — Daniel J. Boorstin

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“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.” — Abigail Adams

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“True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.” — Abigail Van Buren

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“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti

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“An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate.” — Charles Stanley

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“Men of polite learning and a liberal education.” — Matthew Henry

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“'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.” — Dianne Feinstein

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“There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves.” — David Hume

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“Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.” — William Glasser

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“Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.” — Stephen Vizinczey

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“Education in our times must try to find whatever there is in students that might yearn for completion, and to reconstruct the learning that would enable them autonomously to seek that completion.” — Allan Bloom

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“Good education means learning to read, write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.” — Patty Murray

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“It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.” — Alan Perlis

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“I learned a lot from that first record and I learned a lot from my experiences touring, but really the biggest education I got over the past two years was learning the importance of arrangements.” — Vanessa Carlton

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“I loved education, and, yes, I did want to go on learning.” — Arthur Hailey

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“We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.” — Yakov Smirnoff

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“I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.” — Queen Latifah

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“I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a 'learning experience.' Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I've done as a 'learning experience.' It makes me feel less stupid.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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