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“In my life, whatever I've planned has not really panned out within that time frame. I'm a man who's trying to make a plan but eventually I have realised that God or destiny had other plans for me. So, I'm learning to surrender now.”
Sidharth Malhotra (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have tried my best to change my vibe in every film, be it looks or character sketch. Though you never stop learning in acting, but after a certain age, you do figure out what you want to do and how you want to do portray a character.”
Sidharth Malhotra (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Learning music theory] can spur your creativity. I’ve found that the guys who don’t know as much theory tend to write things in 4/4 most of the time. The guys who know theory are the ones who end up experimenting more and having music that sounds a little more out there, which I like. The more you know, the more you can mess around.”
Alex Webster (1931–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Maybe it is something like a gift from God. I am still, every day, doing vocal exercises. Still learning lessons. If you want to be better, if you want to improve yourself, of course, you need to do hard work every day. Luciano Pavarotti once said that after 50 years, a big career in front of millions of audiences, he understood how he needed to sing.”
Dimash Qudaibergen (born 1994) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: CNN’s “What We Know with Max Foster". 10 November 2025.
“From whence then proceeded this his skill? was it from his profound learning, or from much reading of learned Authors concerning that subject? Answ. From neither of both, but from experience, which though it be meanly esteemed of, yet the surest and safest way to judge by.”
Matthew Hopkins (1620–1647) said by 1647 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe my identity is informed and evolves through learning and existing.”
Ekene Emeka Maduka (born 1996) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ekene Emeka Maduka Friezes Truth and History in Her Paintings". The Art Gorgeous. July 4, 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
“I spent many hours in Hämeenkyrö smelling various herbs, meditating, swimming, laughing, and drinking tea with the family at Frantsila Herb Farm. I remember drinking water cupped in my hand – water directly from the spring, listening, making new songs… it was very relaxing. I was also learning a lot about traditional herbs and medicinal plants.”
Dineo Seshee Bopape (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The idea of working in cinema was the reason I applied. When I did apply, I was interested in being an actress, but by the second year I knew I wanted to be a director and I think my acting classes helped me become a better director. I learnt how to write and direct through learning how to act.”
Rungano Nyoni (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What we were learning was catered to more of a Western narrative, and we weren’t really seeing an African narrative being taught or explored, or even encouraged.”
Karabo Poppy (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hey guys, I’ve announced what happened to me, I guess things could be happening in your life, too, but I’m still learning. I need to manoeuvre around this thing I went through, so I don’t know how to help you but here’s some suggestions: therapy and self-acceptance”
Aweng Ade-Chuol wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With lockdowns and social restrictions now a new normal, it is increasingly difficult to disengage from screens. Children are growing up in a digital society, surrounded by a multitude of devices used for everything from social connection to learning and entertainment.”
Cheryl Brown (educator) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: MacCallum, Kathryn; Brown, Cheryl (13 October 2021). "How can we improve children's screen time management in the digital age?". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
“Banning technology from schools can be legitimate if technology integration does not improve learning or if it worsens student wellbeing … [and mitigating risk] may require something more than banning.”
Cheryl Brown (educator) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was more about the different cultures rather than about colour but we have managed to work through that and we are still learning”
Dawn Faith Mackay (born 1982) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Zulu wedding for Nic and Dawn,Published Dec 29, 2010,By Ntokozo Mfusi And Bawnile Ngcobo
“When I was small, I was convinced that I was the best dancer. I never had dance classes but I would always try out all different forms of dance, from belly dancing to krumping, and now amapiano type dancing. I’m still learning but my love for dancing runs deep.”
“Arabic was my father’s choice, not mine; he wanted me to avenge him, as he was deprived of learning it by the French colonizer, who declared war on the Arabic language as a way of stripping Algerians of their identity.”
Ahlam Mosteghanemi (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A radical approach is a willingness to stay learning because you really have to be humble. You really have to commit to going to the root. You also have to stand up and be counted when it matters”
Jessica Horn (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was actually very calm and just focused on what I had to do and how I had to execute the race, so I think that was a really good thing – learning how to manage the nerves.”
Lara van Niekerk (born 2003) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Van Niekerk claims SA’s first world champs medal,© 2025 Swimming South Africa
“It’s a big step up. The hard work is only starting now, and I love all the new challenges coming my way and I am learning a lot from each challenge.”
Lara van Niekerk (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was an incredible learning curve, realising how historians tend to only see what they’re interested in.”
Catherine Hall (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Learning how to be vulnerable has been my biggest teacher…Vulnerable to my struggles and vulnerable in an industry where one is expected to appear perfect — or where, somehow, the people who appear perfect are the most applauded. I’ve always shattered this expectation because I just want to tell the truth!”
Bonnie Mbuli (born 1979) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 12 Bonnie Mbuli Wellness Quotes,Dec 23, 2021,by Kemong Mopedi
“Day by day, as I started learning about photography, I fell more in love with it. There was a huge need for women photographers in Afghanistan.”
Farzana Wahidy (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you don’t truly understand the beliefs you’ve made about yourself, then they’re always going to subconsciously take over. It takes a lot of introspective therapy, talking about it, unpacking it and learning where the core belief came from and why you can’t let it leave essentially.”
Sarah Bahbah first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 3eib! What will people think?" - Sarah Bahbah's journey to liberation". AZEEMA. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
“I have to go back to that little girl that got hurt and heal her. I’m happy I decided to fight this. I’m not an expert but I’m learning and I’m on a journey of healing”
Nobuhle Mahlasela (born 1982) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 7de Laan’s' Nobuhle on depression and attempting suicide twice: I’m happy I've decided to fight this,22 April 2021,by Kyle Zeeman
“I am also constantly learning and challenging myself, staying prepared and camera-ready for any opportunity. Additionally, I attribute my youthful appearance to God and my mom for the genes – they’ve blessed me with a childlike energy that starts from within and keeps me looking and feeling young”
Rosemary Zimu (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m scared of not progressing. Not building. Not learning the lesson. Causing hurt to those I love. Not being true to myself. Making assumptions”
Ashley Callie (1976–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I ended up in my home country, Malawi, helping a friend run a lodge. I realised I loved hospitality and tourism. So I opened a backpackers’ campsite. The plan was to do long-distance learning for my law degree; I’d read from the beach. Of course, that didn’t happen. After about 3 years of a wonderful life in the hospitality space, I went back to London and did a diploma in hospitality and tourism.”
Zilanie Gondwe wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We cannot rob our institutions of learning of their ability to get facts. The truth is our greatest weapon against communism.”
Anita Lee Blair (1916–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I learnt to play the guitar when I was sixteen, I did it to be in the church choir and then slowly I developed interest and started attending and learning more notes. Right now I’m twenty something.”
Irene Ntale (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A science of researching the reality that there is existent the Void in the cosmos, is called religion-astronomy in the sense that religion and astronomy are the two sides united in one. For this reason, I call religion-astronomy 'King of sciences,' which means the highest of all lines of learning.”
Yonosuke Nakano (1887–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What a useless martial art karate is. Boy, I am a blue belt in karate. I wasted years of my life learning some completely useless stuff. Like, you punch like this, but who the fuck punches like this? It's just some fun little moves.”
Fedez (born 1989) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From podcast Muschio selvaggio; as quoted in Fedez: «Il karate è uno sport inutile». Gli risponde il campione olimpico Busà – Il video, open.online (February 2, 2023)
“I think this American reflex judgment that if you write political fiction you are writing didactic fiction is funny because I see my fiction as the opposite. I see myself as somebody who is learning as I write, motivated, mostly, by questions. For me the process of writing a novel is to be thinking about the questions.”
Valerie Miner (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Repeating, repeating, again and again His ultimate wisdom through many different facets. This is the way God teaches. As we've been learning the prophets over and over again, every different prophet is saying the same thing.”
David Koresh (1959–1993) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vernon's Dream", 1989, quoted in Gallagher 2000, p. 86
“It is evident that the Chinese attitude of mind is undergoing a great change through contact with Western ideas and learning; what is less evident is that deeper layers of the nation have not been reached.”
Henri Cordier (1849–1925) first seen 1913 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: China (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia
“CAC is a learning organisation ready and willing to re-invent and recreate itself to meet the present and future needs of its customers to ensure a customer-centric organisation.”
Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Living is learning. Science evolves in a Darwinian way: through trial and error.”
Dario Antiseri (1940–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So far what we’re doing here is pure science. We’re learning facts about the universe without worrying what they’re good for.”
Mel Gilden (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Peter James wrote as recently as 2012, ‘scientists and archaeologists are still learning how to apply the radiocarbon method properly.’”
Peter James (historian) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Peter James in : Nick Collins - How Maritime Trade and the Indian Subcontinent Shaped the World (2022)
“Actually, it was quite bad. It is a bad film. Only good thing about it was meeting my gal, Marie, we've been together two years now. And Lou, of course. Lou calls it: Sharks Don't Like Soul Food! Other than that, it was a learning experience for me. At the time, I felt I should be in a film which had a good chance of commercial success. A wrong reason to make any film.”
Dennis Quaid (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My biggest learning around mentorship is that all of the drive and determination needs to come from the mentee. If you go to a mentor or coach expecting them to wave a magic wand and fix your life for you, it’s not going to happen.”
Zoe Cunningham first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Inspirational Woman: Zoe Cunningham | Managing Director, Softwire. August 9, 2018
“Learning by making mistakes is the most effective way to progress.”
Diane Gilpin first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Diane Gilpin shares a piece of advice. November 6, 2018
“The ego will never fail to strangle the love out of one's heart if we allow it to take center stage in our relationships. Transferring our trust to our hearts from our egos is a painful process in learning HOW to love. BUT… through it all… when we finally get to the place where we can give and receive love in its most pure state… ego free… it is only ever… beauty.”
Jada Pinkett Smith (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now is the time to plan your future by learning a depression proof business.”
Sara Spencer Washington (1889–1953) said by 1953 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sara Spencer Washington,30 January 2020
“I feel like I had spent so many years, or maybe my whole life, gathering insights for THE NUE CO. From going to the herbalist with my mother to learning about vitamin B12 from my grandfather, who was a chemist. I felt like I had so much to offer to the category, and in all honesty, there was no job out there that really spoke to me, so I decided to create one”
Jules Miller (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We're always learning from each other, which I think that is really valuable.”
Helen Dickinson (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Get some practical experience that will help you place in context some of the learning you’ve had and apply it in the real world. That gives you a real start in being able to decide what you want to do.”
Jill McDonald (businesswoman) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Other challenges include maintaining quality and engagement in online learning environments, protecting student and faculty data from cyber threats, ensuring academic integrity, and updating curricula and training educators to keep pace with technological changes.”
Heather McGregor (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How have you grown as a person? What have you contributed and who have you taught? Because there's something about what each of us have learnt and there's something about what each of us convey to others as a learning experience and that sense of passing down the generational baton.”
Katherine Garrett-Cox (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There’s been learnings from all of the roles. My learning has been there are many more similarities and synergies than there are differences. I wanted to take this job because I felt I could make a positive impact right out of the gate,”
Sophie Goldschmidt wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It can get people motivated and create a foundation for learning new skills.”
Jennifer Dixon wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Psychology was my second major – this also wasn’t in my original plan – I had thought I would do Applied Maths, but I enjoyed Psychology in first year and so continued, and then enjoyed work on child development, learning and so on.”
Jill Adler (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source