Quotes About Learning

Growing up in the neighborhoods I did in Oakland, you don't know the Beatles, but I started learning their songs.

When I talk about the early years in Oakland, I don't want to take anything away from who that player was, because that player was still a heck of a player, that player was just young. I played off the field the same way that I played on the field.

I took obedience, agility, and shepherding with my dog.

Education has for its object the formation of character.

I think my main objective is to watch as many players as I can and grab a little bit from each of them, especially the things they do well.

My objective was never to make money. I wanted to contribute to human knowledge and betterment.

Many climbers use the term 'objective hazard; to denote something they aren't to be held accountable for. I held myself accountable for the mistakes I made over the years.

It's very important to put children in an environment where they can take things apart; where they can break things and then learn to fix them; where they can trust their hands and know their capacity to manipulate objects.

When I went to college, it became more of a hobby, and that's when I think I got the realest music education. It wasn't something that I had to do. It wasn't an obligation.

When I was a kid, I was one of those really obnoxious 'oooh oooh' girls, with my hand up in the air constantly. I've learned over the years that that's not so attractive, so I've censored that.

I guess I try and learn all the time from every experience in life, so my thinking is a hybrid of everything. I'd have to attribute some of that to my work in the fashion industry - in some obscure way.

If you find something obscure fascinating, learn as much about it as you can, because there's a good chance it won't be obscure for long.

Even though I'm laughing all the time, I'm watching all the time. I was observant and I got to learn people easy like that. So, I learn people good.

I act by observation.

It is of great importance to note these meteors, even the small ones, as very little is yet known of them; and every observation, if carefully made, will some day help to show what they are.

I believe that you can always learn from observation.

I'm really fascinated by other directors' methods. I've done a lot of learning by observation.

Learning about and from your customers isn't always easy and requires a commitment to continual observation.

Whatever I learned reading 'Scientific American,' nothing can finally compete with your own observations.

You may observe in all my lessons, that I tell you how the legs go, and those who are unacquainted with that, are entirely ignorant and work in the dark.

The way I am, I don't just look at, say, the shots being played but I observe the cricketers. I try and pick up little things from different individuals.

But, if you observe children learning in their first few years of life, you can see that they can and do learn on their own - we leave them alone to crawl, walk, talk, and gain control over their bodies. It happens without much help from parents.

Sometimes I observe stuff I haven't been through and write about it. I used to walk my dog with these 50-year-olds, and they'd tell me stories I could use.

There are many things that you just observe while watching Steyn. Just seeing him bowl is a great learning in itself.