Learning Quotes - Page 2

Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.

The truth is you can acquire any quality you want by acting as though you already have it.

The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know.

You learn at your best when you have something you care about and can get pleasure in being engaged in.

We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us.

Two basic rules of life are: 1) Change is inevitable. 2) Everybody resists change.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know.

Our aim in education is to give a full life. We owe it to them to initiate an immense number of interests. Life should be all living, and not merely a tedious passing of time; not all doing or all feeling or all thinking - the strain would be too great - but, all living; that is to say, we should be in touch wherever we go, whatever we hear, whatever we see, with some manner of vital interest.

...a person and an organization must have goals, take actions to achieve those goals, gather evidence of achievement, study and reflect on the data and from that take actions again. Thus, they are in a continuous feedback spiral toward continuous improvement. This is what 'Kaizan' means.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

Human behavior is subject to the same laws as any other natural phenomenon. Our customs, behaviors, and values are byproducts of our culture. No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns. If the environment is unaltered, similar behavior will reoccur.

It is the teacher - what the teacher knows and can do - that is the most significant factor in student achievement.

I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the clearer my view of the world becomes.

If you want to be a reference librarian, you must learn to overcome not only your shyness but also the shyness of others!

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.

Learning is a process where knowledge is presented to us, then shaped through understanding, discussion and reflection.

Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it.

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.

When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical individual. That is the challenge and joy of teaching.

No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns.

One hour per day of study in your chosen field is all it takes. One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do.

Until you are willing to be confused about what you already know, what you know will never grow bigger, better, or more useful.

Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.