Quotes by Learning Learning has been as great a Loser by being shut up in Colleges and Cells, and secluded from the World and good Company. By that Means, every Thing of what we call Belles Lettres became totally barbarous, being cultivated by Men without any Taste of Life or Manners, and without that Liberty and Facility of Thought and Expression, which can only be acquir'd by Conversation. David Hume learningcollegemean The sweetest path of life leads through the avenues of learning, and whoever can open up the way for another, ought, so far, to be esteemed a benefactor to mankind. David Hume learninglifeway There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves. David Hume learningnumbersmen We learn simply by the exposure of living, and what we learn most natively is the tradition in which we live. David P. Gardner exposuretraditionlearning Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach. David O. McKay learninginfluencechildren As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications. David Parnas learningrealinsomnia In order for the brain to comprehend the heart must first listen. David Perkins learningteachingheart The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The coach applauds strengths, identifies weaknesses, points up principles, offers guiding and often inspiring imagery, and decides what kind of practice to emphasize. David Perkins learningteachingsports One barrier... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and problem solving. David Perkins vocabularylearningteaching I ... began my career as a wireless amateur. After 43 years in radio, I do not mind confessing that I am still an amateur. Despite many great achievements in the science of radio and electronics, what we know today is far less than what we have still to learn. David Sarnoff learningscienceknowledge How you imagine the world determines how you live in it. David Suzuki learningteachingworld Business is a conversation because the defining work of business is conversation - literally. And 'knowledge workers' are simply those people whose job consists of having interesting conversations. David Weinberger learningjobsknowledge There is something essential about joining together with other believers to worship, to sing, to pray, to learn of God's will for us, and to acknowledge his goodness to us. He has commanded that this should be so. Dean L. Larsen learningessentialstogether If you trust your nerve as well as your skill, you're capable of a lot more than you can imagine. Debi Thomas learningathleteteaching The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but Dee Hock learningbusinesswork I am the most travelled of all my contemporaries; I have extended my field of enquiry wider than anybody else, I have seen more countries and climes, and have heard more speeches of learned men. No one has surpassed me in the composition of lines, according to demonstration, not even the Egyptian knotters of ropes, or geometers. Democritus learningsciencecountry As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as from the direct study of the whole universe. It will be almost as convenient to search for some bit of truth concealed in nature as it will be to find it hidden away in an immense multitude of bound volumes. Denis Diderot learningnumbersbook The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it. Dennis Ritchie learningwritingway If the weather is too cold or rainy, I take shelter in the Regence Cafe, where I entertain myself by watching chess being played. Paris is the world center, and this cafe is the Paris centre for the finest skill at this game. Denis Diderot learningskillsgames The two greatest fear busters are knowledge and action Denis Waitley learningfearinspirational«2223242526272829303132»
