This life is a process of learning. Lauryn Hill on learning
In the transmission of human culture, people always attempt to replicate, to pass on to the next generation the skills and values of the parents, but the attempt always fails because cultural transmission is geared to learning, not DNA. Gregory Bateson on learning
Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. David Hume on learning
My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense. Hugh Jackman on learning
You can be self-empowered and still learning about how you think about things daily. Tori Amos on learning
Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature. Edward Thorndike on learning
I always found the extraordinary loss of life in the First World War very moving. I remember learning about it as a very young child, as an eight- or nine-year-old, asking my teachers what poppies were for. Every year the teachers would suddenly wear these red paper flowers in their lapels, and I would say 'What does that mean?' Tom Hiddleston on learning
There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my friend, only a knowledge - that is everywhere. Hermann Hesse on learning
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 on learning
A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher. James S. Coleman on learning
I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning. Maria Sharapova on learning
A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard. Eliphas Levi on learning
I had no expectations about fatherhood, really, but it's definitely a journey I'm glad to be taking. Number one, it's a great learning experience. When my mother told me it's a 24/7 job, she wasn't kidding. Christopher Meloni on learning
It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another? David Byrne on learning
Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person. Warren G. Bennis on learning
'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms. Dianne Feinstein on learning
Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture. Natalie Portman on learning
Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals. Emma Thompson on learning
A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin. George Herbert on learning
Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning. Frederick William Faber on learning