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“Growing older gracefully means having a keen curiosity about learning things about the world that you didn’t know yesterday, no matter how many yesterdays you've had.”
Padma Lakshmi (born 1970) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Padma Lakshmi, 51, Shares Her Top Tip for ‘Growing Older Gracefully’" in Prevention (4 November 2021)
“Thinking opens the doors to our minds and makes us receptive to the very idea of broadening our horizons and learning new things.”
Folorunsho Alakija (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She understood what perhaps they are only just learning. That if you attempt to clean the messiness of life you end up scrubbing the life away from living. We can't excise joy from pain.”
Yewande Omotoso (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t be discouraged by rejection, especially from publishers who say your work is not quite right for them. Have faith in your ability and very importantly, focus on learning, growing and developing.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Learning about African orature and poetry is essential. Equally, Orature from the various global cultures of people of African origin, regardless of where they’re located, is a precious cultural heritage we cannot afford to ignore or neglect.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I also love books of people learning to do this like going to ballet school, or how to ride horses. There's just something about the process and setback's it's very interesting.”
Helen Oyeyemi (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The educational institution, as a citadel of learning, should not be a place where societal constructs are amplified or embraced.”
Roseline Adewuyi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ve come to recognize that change is very upsetting for some people and it triggers that feeling that we don’t know anything and that we’re making mistakes, whereas it really is learning as we go about the virus”
Bonnie Henry (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Regarding study and learning, there are no second chances”
José Maria Neves (born 1960) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Here's the advice Cape Verdean president gave to cheering crowd of Brockton students 5 April, 2023
“I had recently gone for a magazine shoot to Antalya, Turkey. From there, I went on a holiday to Istanbul, and it’s the first time I had gone on a trip on my own. I see travelling as a great learning process and my biggest dream is to travel the world.”
Pooja Hegde (born 1990) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Want to explore new place each year: Pooja Hegde" Indian Express. November 14, 2016).
“I can speak Telugu fluently and I do dub my own lines. As soon as I started doing Telugu films, I began learning the language in the hope that I can soon dub my own lines. I felt this was needed to honour my craft. To be able to connect with the Telugu audience, it was really imperative to speak the language.”
Pooja Hegde (born 1990) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: It is a really beautiful film, almost like a fairytale in its otherworldly look and feel” – Pooja Hegde on Radhe Shyam with Prabhas" Bollywood Hungama. Oct 1, 2021).
“I had considered myself patriotic, always voted, but did not consider myself a politician. What a learning experience the past twelve years have been as well as an honor and privilege.”
Steven Olson (born 1947) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Retirement Remarks from Rep. Steve Olson (2014)
“In 2011, I went to Russia with the national jujitsu team to participate in the World Sambo Championships and managed to win third place in the world, but in the same country, I became acquainted with a very special sport, which was a combination of all martial arts. I was learning more about this field and started researching.”
Saeed Ganji (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I saw the struggle of the champions of this discipline and read various articles about it. At this time, I realized that this sport is one of the strongest martial arts in the world and the name of this sport is "Cage Fighting". "Working in this field and learning their tricks and techniques tempted me badly.”
Saeed Ganji (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For we Europeans, regaining Christian memory and heritage - learning from past generations - means going back to the roots of our historical identity, drinking from the fountain of the Word of God. For we Europeans professing our faith, nourished by listening to the Word and by ecclesial experience, must take the form of bearing witness.”
Josip Bozanić (born 1949) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: - For Europe: H. Em. Card. Josip BOZANIĆ, Archbishop of Zagreb (CROATIA) (6 October 2008) Press Office of the Holy See
“After I got married, I started my doctoral programme in a graduate school. I wanted to study acting in a more profound way, and I had a great time learning a lot about it. Moreover, I remained faithful to my family. I watched my kids growing up and I found new kinds of joy by starting a family.”
Lee Young-ae (born 1971) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lee Young-Ae is back, and she wants to speak for women throughout history" in Today Online (28 December 2016)
“I can tell you we stayed focused on the fundamentals, right, whether it's fixing the damn roads or making sure our kids are back on track after an incredible disruption in their learning, or just simply solving problems and being honest with the people.”
Gretchen Whitmer (born 1971) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Democratic gubernatorial winners in swing states have message for national party". CNN Politics. (Sun November 13, 2022).
“Well, see, I’ve always viewed myself as a student. I would never say, “Oh, I’m a master.” I am a student. In that, I mean the idea is to keep learning and to keep looking and discovering. One of the things that really excites me, if you have that mindset, is working with younger actors.”
Nicolas Cage (born 1964) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview: Nicolas Cage digs deep about ‘Pig,’ his favorite and most underrated of his own movies, and the role he’d love to play" in Awards Watch (14 January 2022)
“Nicolas Cage is a student who is on a path in cinema to try to keep learning and finding great characters with which to tell stories with.”
Nicolas Cage (born 1964) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview: Nicolas Cage digs deep about ‘Pig,’ his favorite and most underrated of his own movies, and the role he’d love to play" in Awards Watch (14 January 2022)
“We'll test and compare Nato weapons to our own, we'll find out on the battlefield how much stronger our weapons are then theirs. This may be a learning experience for future conflicts.”
Alexei Fenenko (born 1978) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said on Russian state-controlled TV, quoted in "Russian state TV claims Ukraine war a 'rehearsal for possible war with Nato'", Yahoo News, 20 May 2022
“As all young men must, I was learning the painful lesson that there is no substitute for experience.”
L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All we can say for sure is that monotheism proved as deadly a foe to learning as war and barbarism. Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.”
L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The world is not in a slow moment... So many people are practicing how to be faster and we all want our books out yesterday and so many things are demanding speed of us or we are demanding it of ourselves, but learning new approaches requires slowness.”
Tjawangwa Dema (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Young people should continue to lead their own learning from the people they meet, the events they go to, and the books they read.”
Lillian Nkosazana Moremi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A lot of people are learning and discovering me as an artist so it has opened up a bigger space for me and a brand new market.”
Mpho Sebina (born 1989) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Singer Mpho Sebina: Working with Black Coffee and other artists a great experience by Constance Gaanakgomo, Times Live on 17 December 2021 Retrieved on 26 June 2023.
“Whatever an whenever I do something, I do it for the best and benefit of others, my culture my country, and my continent and for the world. My focus is not on winning but on learning, gaining experiences and networking with other women who can be my role models and mentors that I can work with together as a team to address global challenges.”
Basuti Gerty Bolo wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The shadow represents my strangeness and my creativity—my soul, which I used to run from in hopes of learning how to fit in.”
Liana Finck (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The core behind my work is to ensure that as Batswana we start discovering and learning from what we experience.”
Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ultimately, pleasure activism is us learning to make justice and liberation the most pleasurable experiences we can have on this planet.”
Adrienne Maree Brown (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I remind myself I can't be good at something I'm doing for the first time, and that reminder helps me humble into learning mode.”
Adrienne Maree Brown (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We might be learning slowly, but change is coming fast.”
Adrienne Maree Brown (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I marvel at what we are learning about how the brain works, in general. And so, we are not anywhere near being able to explain drug addiction with our brain science yet. But that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t continue to try and figure out what’s going on in the brain.”
Carl Hart (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Europe we have had the historian Hume who said in one of his essays that "there are Negro slaves dispersed all over Europe, of whom none ever discovered any symptoms of ingenuity.... In Jamaica, indeed, they talk of one Negro as a man of parts and learning; but it is likely he is admired for slender accomplishments, like a parrot who speaks a few words plainly.”
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938) said by 1938 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I only really became familiar with religious aspects of Judaism when I became active in the Women’s Movement, and I was forced into it. I was working with women who were observant, and I wanted to be sensitive, so I started learning. A friend and I did a feminist Haggadah. I have a whole bunch of xeroxed Haggadahs with all kinds of goddesses on them.”
Irena Klepfisz (born 1941) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The first rule I remember learning was never to harm or deface a book. The second was never to cross a picket line. (Introduction/Acknowledgements)”
Aurora Levins Morales (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The real moment of noticing that change was Katrina...our vye, our old people...the first words out of their mouths were, the water has never been this high...And that is when I started learning about the loss of our barrier islands due to oil and gas drilling.”
Colette Pichon Battle wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Boosting education will be a direct counterbalance to Boko Haram's appeal. In particular we must educate more young girls, ensuring they will grow up to be empowered through learning to play their full part as citizens of Nigeria and pull themselves up and out of poverty.”
Muhammadu Buhari (1942–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Learning a language stretches a long way to help create trust, to strengthen our ability to communicate and to understand another people. It also signals willingness to give up centrality.”
Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz (1945–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The way they handle issues of race and gender, and the way they treat their employees really influences the way society handles those very issues, we're very much interested in learning more about exactly why The NFL did what they did and the way they did it.”
Raja Krishnamoorthi (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe in learning and understanding any major assignment I undertake. Directing is an art form that takes years to master, so I’m beginning with baby steps".”
Mo Abudu (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Rwanda believes in peer-to-peer learning, South-to-South cooperation.”
Claire Akamanzi (born 1979) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tourism can sustain its own marketing, says Akamanzi. newtimes.co.rw (September 24,2026).
“Rajasthan Government has come forward noticeably, supporting Wushu a lot. More than 50 Wushu players in this state have been provided jobs in the last five years. It is a solid boost for the players who are learning the game now.”
Rohit Jangid (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is my first time to do a true life story. It was challenging for me. We spent weeks doing research in the creeks of Bayelsa, learning the culture of the people. My choice of cast fit the character in reality.”
Emem Isong (born 1950) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Emem speaks on her most challenging movie in 2014.
“It must be established that we are not and should not be advocating the displacement of men from the governance stage but we must remain resolute in our calls for more women to be given the chance to be active and important partners and this is the platform this conference provides for women to understand the issues militating against them while also learning from other accomplished women.”
Oluranti Adebule (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The major challenge in the education sector is the shortage of man power and it is a fact that quality teaching and learning is better achieved when there are fewer students for a teacher to handle. The injection of the huge number of corps into the school system should considerably address this area of challenge.”
Oluranti Adebule (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don’t want to hustle and be number one or be on top of any list anymore but I mean, if it happens it happens. I want to live a good life and I am learning to rest. Not that I am stopping work, no but I am prioritising,” she says, adding that having nothing that ties her down like a husband or a child has led her to move even when not necessary.”
Celeste Ntuli (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Staying focused, determined and tenacious, being brave enough to stand out from the crowd and be my own person, constantly learning from my mistakes and getting constructive feedback to help me improve, giving back to others and maintaining my faith have all been key to my success.”
Funke Abimbola wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“His words stuck with me: 'It will be a steep learning curve, but you'll manage.' That was all the encouragement I needed to take the leap,”
Gladys Ngetich (born 1991) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kenyan Woman Earns Oxford PhD Without Master’s, Credits Campus Boyfriend for Inspiration,28 Jine 2025
“I am just a beginner. I am still growing and learning but very focused. I am just a girl, I am yet to be fulfilled. I am yet to achieve one per cent of what I intend achieving. But by God’s grace, I will get there.”
Rukky Sanda (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Try and be the best version of yourself. Work hard and never stop learning.”
Aderonke Adeola (born 1990) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: talks in an interview,(December 1,2018)