Quotes About Learning

Whenever I speak at a conference, I try to catch a few of the other presentations. I tend to stand in the back and listen, observe, and get a general sense of the room.

In terms of watching other directors, it's more like I go on set now, and I'm prepared, as an actor, and ready to give them everything, but at the same time, you observe how everybody else does it because there's always something to learn.

I don't watch a lot of movies. I watch theatre, read books, and observe life.

Scott Skiles is one of the best coaches in the NBA, someone I observe and learn from on a day-to-day basis.

Anything I do, from movies to politics, I ensure that I observe, learn and give it my all.

Against Knowledge I have, as the light cynic observed of a certain lady's past, only one serious objection - that there is so much of it.

I didn't go to school a full year until I was 11 or 12, so I lived in books. I really was an observer of life.

Young people are often ignored and disregarded, but they are acute observers and learners of everything we say and do.

Sometimes you can fail in an experiment. But if you fail, you still don't stop observing that thing, looking for a better way.

I do think observing is important in learning.

I like observing intelligent people who have expertise in areas I'm mostly ignorant about.

You can learn so much just by observing.

I think the best time to learn things is when you're hurt. Just sitting back and observing to see how you can be effective in certain parts of the games is important.

A lot of human learning comes from unsupervised learning where you're just sort of observing the world around you and understanding how things behave.

I believe in observing and absorbing life.

All the Bollywood choreographers are so talented and inspiring. I am learning a lot just by observing their work.

I'm obsessed with books.

My parents were obsessed with my education.

When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and read and read and read, like an obsession. I would take 20 books, and not come out until I'd finished them. It took me a while to change that habit.

I have a weird obsession with people who can speak multiple languages. I'd love to be able to do that.

I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts.

I love to learn; I really do. We'd study something in class, and I'd take it outside of class and become, like, obsessive and just research everything.

In this business it takes time to be really good - and by that time, you're obsolete.

I feel that education needs an overhaul - courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out.