#taught

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already. ↗

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

#already #appear #consent #know #many

Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list. ↗

— Denis Leary

#end #folks #hates #i #know

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well. ↗

— Annie Leibovitz

#each #expected #helpful #lennon #me

I taught myself how to play the guitar, I taught myself how to play the drums, and I kind of fake doing both of them. But drumming comes more natural to me, and it just feels better. ↗

— Dave Grohl

#both #comes #doing #drumming #drums

Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world and in my life. I scavenge from the best. ↗

— Jessica Hagedorn

#appreciate #being #best #contradictions #i

There are so many issues in society - we talk about the violence, the drugs, the unwanted pregnancies - but at the end of the day, it comes down to what we taught our children to be. ↗

— Allan Houston

#children #comes #day #down #end

My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it. ↗

— Whitney Houston

#fight #lie #me #mother #someone

Would you just strap some toe shoes on and dance 'Swan Lake?' No. Would you just put a violin in your hand and - ? No. I felt that way about acting, and I was taught to feel that way. I didn't come to it on my own. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#acting #come #dance #feel #felt

I borrowed a guitar at age 16 and taught myself to play because I wanted to write songs. ↗

— Adrian Belew

#because #borrowed #guitar #i #myself

Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions. ↗

— E. T. Bell

#argument #assumptions #euclid #examine #me