Defensiveness Quote by William Sloane Coffin

“Such despondency is rarely psychologically devastating, but when combined with defensive reasoning, it can result in a formidable predisposition against learning.”

— Harvard Business Review

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.

— Leon Trotsky

“Learning is possible only when there is no coercion of any kind.”

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“...knowledge imprisons you. You cannot escape it. What you know you cannot unknow. That's why knowledge is dangerous. Learning will redefine your world, irreversibly.”

— Noam Shpancer

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

— Pietro Aretino

A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.

— Fred Rogers

“Not learning by doing, but learning by risking.”

— Toba Beta

“If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow.”

— John Lubbock

Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore…

— Chanakya

“Learning is the ecstasy of life which keeps our hearts young and our minds sharp.”

— Debasish Mridha

“It's not always what we don't know that gets in our way; sometimes it's what we think we know that keeps us from learning.”

— Steve Maraboli

“Learning is self discovering. Learning is great gift to thyself.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita