They Taught Me Quotes

52 quotes by 50 authors

My parents were not scientists. They knew almost nothing about science. But in introducing me simultaneously to skepticism and to wonder, they taught me the… — Carl Sagan
I see the friends I made over the years who have become family today, people I became acquainted with who have achieved so much in… — Akshay Kumar
From a very young age, my parents taught me the most important lesson of my whole life: They taught me how to listen. They taught… — Steven Spielberg
They taught me different was wrong. — Ani DiFranco
In grammar school they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fairy tale. In the university they taught me that a… — Ron Carlson
When I was four years old they tried to test my IQ, they showed me this picture of three oranges and a pear. They asked… — Ani DiFranco
My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But… — Emma Bonino
They taught me that all life forms are important to each other in our common quest for happiness and survival. That there is more to… — Lawrence Anthony
I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying… — Kiana Tom
I am thankful for the adversities, which have crossed my pathway, for they taught me tolerance, sympathy, self-control, perseverance and some other virtues I might… — Napoleon Hill
My working poor parents told me that I could do better. They taught me that I was as good as anybody else. And it never… — Mike Huckabee
My parents are very conservative. They taught me the value of hard work - dont depend on other people, do it yourself. — Kyrsten Sinema
I am in competition only with my father and my uncle (Mukesh Bhatt) because they taught me what I know today. I only believe in… — Pooja Bhatt
They taught me that no man could be their leader except he ate the ranks' food, wore their clothes, lived level with them, and yet… — T.E. Lawrence
I'm a surfer at heart. Both my parents moved to Hawaii in the 1970s, where they met and became Christians. Then they taught me and… — Bethany Hamilton
The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you. — Yann Arthus-Bertrand
I grew up in a family of strong women and I owe any capacity I have to understand women to my mother and big sister.… — Ryan Gosling
My parents were pretty lenient with me. But, they gave me morality while I was growing up. They taught me the difference between right and… — Mark Hoppus
My great-grandfather Melvin had been a carpenter - so was my father - and they taught me the value of tools: saws, hammers, chisels, files… — Yusef Komunyakaa
My dad served 21 years and my mom did 13, so through that process, they taught me that I always have to give back. — Robert Griffin III

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