Quotes About Learning

We need a pedagogy free from fear and focused on the magic of children's innate quest for information and understanding.

I keep saying I am an auto-didact, but I have a lot of outside influences. One I could cite is juggler Francis Brunn, who was the first man to throw ten rings in the air; he was really an amazing juggler who showed onstage the quest for perfection.

Once I made the decision to represent myself, I knew that I was very, very far behind in learning, understanding and in skills. I just went on a quest and spent 16 to 18 hours every day teaching myself the law.

If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.

Play is the answer to the question, 'How does anything new come about?'

To question your own process is a necessity. If you don't question yourself, it's impossible to improve.

That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.

That's something I learned as a philosophy major: The philosophy ethos is, always question, never rest.

I have had many occasions this year where I questioned and second-guessed my decision in a game, but it comes down to learning from mistakes and being accountable for what you did right or did wrong.

I think that at the end of the day correcting misinformation and questioning what we think we know as a habit of mind is incredibly important.

Questioning authority is, I think, a great thing to instill in children. I just didn't have enough of that when I was little.

I started second-guessing myself and was always questioning myself. I have really learned a lot.

I'm a tough manager. I question almost every assumption in what are hopefully pragmatic ways. The more you question, the more you learn and the more the person you are questioning learns.

When I made the decision to go to Europe, a lot of people questioned it. The first six months I was there even I was questioning it, but I think I learned a lot more about myself in that six months than I have my whole life.

An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions.

I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along.

I'm always looking, and I'm always asking questions.

Every clarification breeds new questions.

My basic approach to interviewing is to ask the basic questions that might even sound naive, or not intellectual. Sometimes when you ask the simple questions like 'Who are you?' or 'What do you do?' you learn the most.

Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.

In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear.

The biggest obstacle to good gardening is the desire to know the answers and not the questions.

I'm a curious person. I like to ask questions.

I'm no genius, and others can outwork me. What I do is ask the naive, honest questions, and then I'm not satisfied until I get the answers.