Quotes about Learning
They went to school, apparently, to learn to say over and over again, regardless of where they were, what had already been said too often. They learned to have a very high opinion of God and a very low opinion of His works—although they could tell you that this world had been made by God Himself.
— Wendell Berry
Read, read, read. Read everything - trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window.
— William Faulkner
CiteÅŸte, citeÅŸte, citeÅŸte. CiteÅŸte totul — gunoi, clasicii, r?ii ÅŸi bunii, ÅŸi vezi cum scriu. La fel ca un tâmplar care lucreaz? ca ucenic ÅŸi îÅŸi studiaz? maestrul. CiteÅŸte! Vei absorbi asta. Apoi scrie. Dac? ai scris ceva bun, vei afla. Dac? nu, arunc? ce-ai scris pe fereastr?.
— William Faulkner
I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why
— William Hazlitt
Our science is a drop, our ignorance a sea.
— William James
Character is always more caught than taught.
— Chip Ingram
It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
— Henry David Thoreau
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.
— Henry Ford
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward.
— Henry Ford
Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necesary to a worthwhile achievement".
— Henry Ford
The way to learn to do things is to do things. The way to learn a trade is to work at it. Success teaches how to succeed. Begin with the determination to succeed, and the work is half done already.
— Henry Ford
Failure is the opportunity to begin again, only more intelligently.
— Henry Ford