Quotes about Learning

Seek to establish an environment conducive to study in the home.

To become an academic expert takes years of studying. Academic experts are experts in how and what others have done. They use case studies and observation to understand a subject.

How do you know what it's like to be stupid if you've never been smart?

Academic experts may not be good at doing what they are experts in themselves, but they are good at explaining the subject matter to others. They write books, teach courses and offer lessons and give steps others can follow.

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.

Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.

The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.

The best way to get a better answer is to start asking a better question.

Don't be afraid of your worst times. If you learn from them, you'll look back on them as the best times.

Sometimes the best way to learn is to return to the fundamentals.