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Learning Quotes - Page 29

There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.

“FBI revisiting Clinton emails just latest in long history of 'October Surprises“ by Chad Pergram, www.foxnews.com. October 29, 2016.

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

Letter to J. G. Lockhart, c.16 June 1830, in H. J. C. Grierson (ed.) 'The Letters of Sir Walter Scott' vol. 11 (1936) p. 365

The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters.

Walter Lippmann, Clinton Rossiter, James Lare (1982). “The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy”, p.233, Harvard University Press

Language is the dress of thought.

Lives of the English Poets "Cowley" (1779 - 1781)

Learning can be defined as the process of remembering what you are interested in.

Richard Saul Wurman, Loring Leifer, David Sume (2001). “Information Anxiety 2”, Que Pub

We must act as if our institutions are ours to create, our learning is ours to define, our leadership we seek is ours to become.

Peter Block (2003). “The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters”, p.92, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

The learning process continues until the day you die.

"Kirk Douglas: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. April 2001.

When a warrior learns to stop the internal dialogue, everything becomes possible; the most far-fetched schemes become attainable.

Carlos Castaneda (2009). “The Wheel Of Time: The Shamans Of Mexico Their Thoughts About Life De”, p.119, Simon and Schuster

Loneliness is not cured by human company. Loneliness is cured by contact with reality.

Anthony De Mello (2011). “Awareness: Conversations with the Masters”, p.55, Image