#earning

It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment. ↗

— Carl Friedrich Gauss

#enjoyment #getting #grants #greatest #knowledge

We tried to have diplomas without learning, we tried to have jobs without work, we tried to have houses without savings, we tried to have government without responsibility. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#government #houses #jobs #learning #responsibility

Contrary to current cynicism about past golden ages, the abstraction known as 'the intelligent layperson' does exist - in the form of millions of folks with a passionate commitment to continuous learning. ↗

— Stephen Jay Gould

#abstraction #ages #commitment #continuous #contrary

Dear God," said Nudge under her breath, "I want real parents. But I want them to want me too. I want them to love me. I already love them. Please see what you can do. Thanks very much. Love, Nudge." Okay, so I'm not saying we were pros at this or anything. (Max thoughts) ↗

— James Patterson

#desire #funny #god #humor #learning

I loved education, and, yes, I did want to go on learning. ↗

— Arthur Hailey

#education #go #i #learning #loved

I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal.' ↗

— Ryan Hall

#am #beijing #biggest #biggest thing #how

The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning. ↗

— Emile Hirsch

#anything #good #i #i think #important

So there was something of a learning curve with doing your own thing and people seeing you outside of the band. I mean, people have never really heard my voice before - or heard a whole record of mine before. So it was a completely new experience. ↗

— James Iha

#before #completely #curve #doing #experience

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. ↗

— Joseph Joubert

#imagination #learning #who #wings #without

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet. ↗

— Joseph Joubert

#imagination #learning #who #wings #without