Learning Quotes - Page 26

Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California.

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.

We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about 'and'.

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.

Always do the right thing, always be exciting, always be encouraging, and always be learning something new.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

The world cannot afford to lose the talents of half it's people if we are to solve the many problems that beset us.

More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.

What is education but a process by which a person begins to learn how to learn?

The world does not need a better definition of issues, or better planning or project management. It needs the issues and the plans to have more of an impact, which is the promise of engagement.

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.

And just because you have colleges and universities doesn't mean you have education.

Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.

Where I grew up, learning was a collective activity. But when I got to school and tried to share learning with other students that was called cheating. The curriculum sent the clear message to me that learning was a highly individualistic, almost secretive, endeavor. My working class experience...was disparaged.

The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language.

Truth is the only safe ground to stand on.

Man can learn nothing unless he proceeds from the known to the unknown.

Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way.

Calvin: Today for show and tell, I've brought a tiny miracle of nature: a single snowflake! I think we might all learn a lesson from how this utterly unique and exquisite crystal turns into an ordinary, boring molecule of water just like every other one when you bring it into the classroom. And now, while the analogy sinks in, I will be leaving you drips and going outside.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.