Quotes About Learning

I don't know what idiocies drove me in those days, but they were naive, innocent idiocies in many ways.

I grew up in Indiana. I'm a late bloomer, very naive.

I think what's so great about making your first feature film is that you're so naive in some ways; you don't know what to expect, and you don't question things as much because you're just trying to figure it out as you go.

Being a little naive can work to your advantage.

What I love about 'Big Hero 6', with Baymax himself - this sentient creature who's actually a learning robot - with each experience, this naive and gullible creature becomes more aware of issues.

We were kind of young and a little naive when we first started out in the business.

I'm not naive. It's football. You're going to make mistakes.

We were naive in a lot of ways, but that was part of the charm. We were very young.

I was 20, naive and foolish. I spent a year auditioning for various drama schools but RADA was the one I liked most.

When I came into the film industry, I was so naive and confused and had no idea about how a heroine should work.

I often say my naivete early on in my career worked in my favor.

In some ways, my naivete saved me.

You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it.

My first boss at the BBC was Aubrey Singer. The main thing I learned from him was discipline. I also learned things about myself: namely, that I hated commuting and didn't really want a 9-5 job.

Jazz changes and all. But I don't know the names of what it is I'm doing.

The fact that I have the chance to learn from the names I've been on tour with, I don't think you can ask for any more than that.

I've been a character artiste for four decades, and in our job, we learn very early that it doesn't pay to be narcissistic.

My personal narrative - I was lucky early on in my career to have some really strong mentors. I didn't realize it at the time, but that's what really built me up.

As an author of narrative history, I read a lot of history books.

When I started thinking seriously about learning the rules of narrative, I thought, 'You've learned the rules of dancing from the ballet; what's the matter with learning the laws of theater from the people who know how to do it?'

Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.

If you focus on the very narrow, myopic interaction between students, their teachers, and the curriculum, you are ignoring 90 percent of what's affecting that student's ability to learn and be ready to absorb that curriculum and perform well in school and reach their potential.

Most of the value of deep learning today is in narrow domains where you can get a lot of data. Here's one example of something it cannot do: have a meaningful conversation.

I have a lot to learn about NASCAR. But I've learned if you have the right people in the right places doing the right things, you can be successful at whatever you do.