Quotes about Learning
One of the reasons we do history, in fact, is because it acts as a brake, a control, on our otherwise unbridled enthusiasm for our own ideas.
— NT Wright
Historically, I come from Jewish history. I had the classic upbringing in the Yeshiva, learning, learning, and more learning.
— Elie Wiesel
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.
— Lily Tomlin
The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home.
— William Temple
Reading with children is an enormous gift to them. It's a great honor to invite children to read with adults.
— Henri Nouwen
Our hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books.
— Nelson Mandela
You learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of hope.
— Og Mandino
The Bible will teach you, correct you, instruct you, and give you hope.
— Elizabeth George
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
— Mark Twain
All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
— Will Rogers
Give children toys that are powered by their imagination, not by batteries.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Because they have so little, children must rely on imagination rather than experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt