Learning Quotes

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There is no greater egoism than that of learning when it is treated simply as a mark of personal distinction to be held and cherished… — John Dewey
Learning to endure, transform by perspective or action, and be grateful is the fast lane to a good life. That's right. Having great luck and… — Laura Schlessinger
The pursuit of learning is not a piece of content that can be taught. It is a value that teachers model. Only teachers who are… — Martin Haberman
A man who imagines that because he has a head full of knowledge that he is sufficient for these things had better start learning again.… — David Lloyd-Jones
I liked to use my face mask more than the diving helmet for most occasions. I was learning to hold my breath longer now and… — Eugenie Clark
One's intelligence may march about and about a problem, but the solution does not come gradually into view. One moment it is not. The next… — William Golding
If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth. — A. P. Herbert
One of the chief duties of the mathematician in acting as an advisor ... is to discourage ... from expecting too much from mathematics. — Norbert Wiener
[Not enough is known about solid geometry] and for two reasons: in the first place, no government places value on it; this leads to a… — Plato
At a time when so many scholars in the world are calculating, is it not desirable that some, who can, dream ? — Rene Thom
The dairy man had a Ph.D. in mathematics, and he must have had some training in philosophy. He liked what he was doing and he… — John Steinbeck
Abstract work, if one wishes to do it well, must be allowed to destroy one's humanity; one raises a monument which is at the same… — Bertrand Russell
I found in rules of mathematics a peace and a trust that I could not place in human beings. This sublimation was total and remained… — Louise Bourgeois
I am exclusively occupied with the problem of gravitation and hope with the help of a local mathematician friend [Marcel Grossman] to overcome all the… — Albert Einstein
I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny, but it is… — Michael Jordan
It is possible I never learned the names of birds in order to discover the bird of peace, the bird of paradise, the bird of… — Anais Nin
There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind. — Confucius
He'd met other prodigies in mathematical competitions. In fact he'd been thoroughly trounced by competitors who probably spent literally all day practising maths problems and… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
The effort of learning. It's the same when you approach any new skill or technique, from a dance step to driving a car. The effort… — Antony Sher
If you feel your school is failing you, the question is why. Is it a lack of parental involvement, large classes, school violence, poor learning… — John G. Rowland

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