#learnin

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

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning. ↗

— Brad Henry

#good #good teacher #hope #ignite #imagination

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

I'm still learnin'. I pick up something from every performer I watch. ↗

— Wanda Jackson

#i #learnin #performer #pick #something

'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

#behind #child #districts #education #ensure

I think kids slowly begin to realize that what they're learning relates to other things they know. Then learning starts to get more and more exciting. ↗

— Norton Juster

#exciting #get #i #i think #kids

I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#democracy #i #i think #invention #learning