Quotes About Learning

Idiotic hopeful former self had hoped for them. Idiotic hopeful former self was very stupid. In

His intense joy — so much to read! Surely everything he could wish for had to be in here, all the answers to all his questions — warred with deep, paralyzing anxiety. How would he ever learn all this?

Idiotic hopeful former self

She went to CLASSES. And STUDIED. And had HOMEWORK. And did projects with OTHER DRAGONS. It was SO WEIRD.

Don't we lose something when everything is done for us?

She thought about that for a moment. He liked the way she stopped and thought carefully about the things he said. Most dragons already had their ideas settled in their heads; if they paused to think before responding, it was only about how to explain to you that you were wrong. But Cricket seemed to take in information and questions and hold them up against the things she thought she knew, to see if there was anything new she missed.

You sound like Starflight," Clay said. "Will there be a test at the end of this lecture?" "He wouldn't talk to me, by the way," she said. "Not even when I asked

Obedience to your elders: the most important thing a young NightWing had to learn.

At this school, you will be learning side by side with dragons from all the other tribes, so we wanted to give you some basic information that may be useful as you get to know one another. You have been assigned to a winglet with six other dragons; the winglet groups are listed on the following page. Thank you for being a part of this school. You are the hope of Pyrrhia's future. You are the dragons who can bring lasting peace to this world. WE WISH YOU ALL THE POWER OF WINGS OF FIRE!

Who cares about all that ancient history?

I guess Scarlet found that out the hard way.

organizations learn by making decisions, even bad ones.

Every endeavor of importance in life, whether it is creative, athletic, interpersonal, or academic, brings with it a measure of discomfort

Ask dumb questions.

people in a healthy organization, beginning with the leaders, learn from one another, identify critical issues, and recover quickly from mistakes.

The key to all of this, then, is to teach team members to get comfortable being exposed to one another, unafraid to honestly say things like "I was wrong" and "I made a mistake" and "I need help" and "I'm not sure" and "you're better than I am at that" and yes, even "I'm sorry.

Naked service providers don't enjoy being wrong; they just realize that it is an inevitability. And

Celebrate your mistakes.

Don't be afraid of your emotional "mistakes." They tell you what you should be doing differently and provide the steady stream of information you need to understand yourself as life unfolds.

In quelle settimane invecchiai di parecchi anni, imparai molte cose sullo spirito e su quella sacca simile a una pera, grossa come un pugno e divisa in quattro cavità che chiamiamo cuore.

Oh, what is that bird?' 'It is a wheatear. We have seen between two and three hundred since we set out, and I have told you their name twice, nay, three times.

Invincible ignorance could not be enlightened; and

Did your mathematical studies ever reach to the quadratic equation, Stephen?' 'They did not reach to the far end of the multiplication table.

the education of the young gentlemen aboard is almost all a matter of trigonometry: even of algebra, Heaven preserve us.