#taught

My thinking was taught to tribes in South Africa like the Zulus and Xhosas. At the time there were about 210 fights breaking out among them every month, but after they listened to my lessons, this fell to just four. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#africa #after #among #breaking #every

More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding. ↗

— Paul D. Boyer

#compassion #discipline #example #father #honesty

Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience. ↗

— Jimmy Buffett

#audience #concert #instinct #into #me

I've always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best. ↗

— Zig Ziglar

#always #because #best #economy #given

In my generation, history was taught in terms of grand figures, men on whom the destiny of the nation hinged, quintessential heroes. ↗

— Barry Unsworth

#figures #generation #grand #heroes #history

Football taught me how hard you had to work to achieve something. ↗

— Kenny Chesney

#football #had #hard #how #me

My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility. ↗

— Chelsea Clinton

#approach #critically #me #parents #responsibility

John was the smartest and most amazing comedian I've ever worked with. I think more than teaching me about acting or comedy, he taught me about life and the love of people and respect of people. ↗

— Kaley Cuoco

#acting #amazing #comedian #comedy #ever

I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in fifty years what my father taught me by example in one week. ↗

— Mario Cuomo

#father #fifty #haven #i #me

I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am. ↗

— Jackie DeShannon

#art #art school #because #deal #great