Quotes About Learning

The purpose of time is to enable man to learn to use it constructively. Time is thus a teaching device and a means to an end. It will cease when it is no longer useful in facilitating learning.

As the Course says, "Everything you teach you are learning. Teach only love, and learn that love is yours and you are love.

7. El aprendizaje que verdaderamente corrige comienza siempre con el despertar del espíritu y con el rechazo de la fe en la visión física.

The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet.

I'm always ashamed when I discover how well-read other people are and how ignorant I am in comparison. If you saw the long list of famous books and authors I've never read you wouldn't believe it. My problem is that while other people are reading fifty books I'm reading one book fifty times. I only stop when at the bottom of the page 20, say, I realize I can recite page 21 and 22 from memory. Then I put the book away for a few years.

jamás he conseguido interesarme por cosas que sé que jamás les ocurrieron a personas que nunca han vivido. ¿y qué hace usted ahí todo el día, sentado en la trasera de su tienda y leyendo sin parar? ¿por qué no trata de venderle algún libro a alguien?

Don't forget that there's no I in team • Never underestimate the power of mentors, networks, and sponsors • Embrace lifelong learning • Follow the Golden Rule • Leave a legacy

And the more you do, the better you'll get.

I have practiced risk taking throughout my career because I believe what I can contribute is important. That isn't to say that I don't feel nervous. I have come to accept that trying something new involves discomfort—and taking risks gets easier with practice. I also have reached out for support. My risk-taking ventures haven't always succeeded, but enough of them did. And even when my efforts did not work out, I learned something valuable from trying

I'm going to make the best choice I can and if that turns out not to be perfect, I'll keep my eye on it, analyze it, and modify it as I go.

pretense of perfection can kill your enthusiasm as well as your ability to move forward. Don't indulge it. Mistakes are part of the growing process. Some of the greatest innovations have come as a result of things going awry. A senior leader once told me that it's okay to make mistakes as long as you don't make the same mistake twice.

honest feedback is a must. What we don't know will hurt us.

Confidence is about showing up and moving forward as we are, not having it all together and never making mistakes. When we allow for mistakes, we are growing. The question then becomes, how do we deal with the discomfort of hearing constructive feedback so we can process it and move forward?

The difference between a wise person and a foolish person is that the wise one does not repeat his mistakes,

The standards for graduates are getting worse and worse. They're slackers. They think all they have to do is read a few pages in a textbook to make it! No desire whatsoever to do a little extra," fumed the professor.

Please keep in mind that no matter how strong, fast or coordinated you are, there is always someone stronger, faster and more coordinated.

It is no accident that, of the early Jesuit scholars who were pioneers in making China's culture known in Europe, those who concerned themselves with the Book of Changes were all later declared to be insane or heretic. Indeed, to the Chinese themselves the study of the I Ching is not to be taken lightly. By an unwritten law, only those advanced in years regard themselves as ready to learn from it. Confucius is said to have been seventy years old when he first took up the Book of Changes.

When all is said and done, a single word, "understanding," is the beacon light of our studies —MARC BLOCH

Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information. Knowledge involves listening.

College: A fountain of knowledge where all go to drink.

This man used to go to school with his dog. Then they were separated. His dog graduated!

A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student.

Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.

Vos 10 000 premières photographies seront les pires.