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“The other thing people don't realise about science which differentiates it from religion is that, the most exciting thing about being a scientist is not knowing and being wrong. Because that means there is a lot left to learn.”
Lawrence M. Krauss (born 1954) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cosmic Connections" by Lawrence Krauss, 2011 (23:22-23:35)
“I don't think I have ever learned the game of men and women. To this day I regret the fact that it's like a dance I couldn't learn.”
Edna O'Brien (1930–2024) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From O'Brien's appearance on Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio, 14 January 2007), as quoted in "Edna O'Brien, groundbreaking Irish novelist, dies at 93", The Washington Post (28 July 2024).
“I was surprised to learn that Adelaide had television.”
Robert Doyle (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The government, with its bayonets, will learn in a single Winter how powerless are armed forces against the will of a united determined, and self-reliant nation.”
Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891) said by 1891 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am a firm believer that you can't have people in your program who just want to win; you must have people who are committed to winning. Players that learn the value of hard work, commitment, teamwork, and sacrifice are the ones that make their teams great.”
Tom Crean (basketball coach) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Foreword to Winning Basketball : Techniques and Drills for Playing Better Offensive Basketball (2004) by Ralph L. Pim
“Any unwillingness to learn mathematics today can greatly restrict your possibilities tomorrow.”
Richard Hamming (1915–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Faced with almost an infinity of details you cannot afford to deal constantly with the specific; you must learn to embrace more and more detail under the cover of generality.”
Richard Hamming (1915–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Things that people learn purely out of curiosity can have a revolutionary effect on human affairs.”
Frederick Seitz (1911–2008) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In an interview for the George C. Marshall Institute (3 September 1997)
“The best way to learn something is to have to teach it.”
John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Who’s put these ideas in your head? Why would you want to learn to hit other boys with a stick?” “For honor, father,” Kal said. “Who tells stories about surgeons, for the Heralds’s sake!” “The children of the men and women whose lives we save,” Lirin said evenly, meeting Kal’s gaze. “That’s who tell stories of surgeons.”
Brandon Sanderson (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am impressed by the great limitations of the human mind. How quick are we to learn, that is, to imitate what others have done or thought before. And how slow to understand, that is, to see the deeper connections. Slowest of all, however, are we in inventing new connections or even in applying old ideas in a new field.”
Frits Zernike (1888–1966) first seen 1953 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: His Nobel lecture, "How I Discovered Phase Contrast" (11December 1953)
“We may, to be more precise, have to relinquish the notion, explicit or implicit, that changes of paradigm carry scientists and those who learn from them closer and closer to the truth”
Thomas Kuhn (1922–1996) said by 1996 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My mom helped me to do experiments and learn about how the microscope works, and from then on, it was just one fun discovery after another.”
Marlan Scully (born 1939) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Through my years in the spotlight, I have been beloved, tested and tried. That’s the journey. I am blessed to know that there’s always two sides to each coin, and I learn that even when I hit tails, somehow through it all, I keep making my wishes.”
Katy Perry (born 1984) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Katy Perry admits she's been 'beloved, tested and tried' amid Orlando Bloom split Hello Magazine (September 24, 2025).
“When you learn what God has made you for and how He treasures your company, you are bound to be contented, self-sufficient and happy.”
T. B. Joshua (1963–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Smart people learn to fit into different cultures without being influenced by them.”
Bethany Kennedy Scanlon (born 1975) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Adam Taylor", in The Prosperity Preacher (2009)
“When you're finally up at the moon looking back on earth, all those differences and nationalistic traits are pretty well going to blend, and you're going to get a concept that maybe this really is one world and why the hell can't we learn to live together like decent people.”
Frank Borman (1928–2023) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An interview in Newsweek magazine (23 December 1968)
“The best way to learn a topic is by teaching it. Similarly the best way to understand a new proof is by writing an expository article about it.”
Doron Zeilberger (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I call (Yeah) Girl, don't be wastin' my time (Uh) You know what's good (Uh-huh) Drink, fuck, and come and get high Hope you learn So you don't have to ever ask why Now you know I love fuckin' all the time”
Eamon (singer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I learn the depth to which I have sunk from the length of the chain let down to up-draw me. I ascertain the mightiness of the ruin by examining the machinery for restoration.”
Henry Melvill (1798–1871) said by 1871 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“An historical, national Jewish right to the city of Jerusalem does not extinguish the property rights of individual Arab homesteaders acquired over the years. Muslims residing in East Jerusalem must just learn to extend to their Jewish neighbors the courtesy their Muslim brethren receive from their Jewish neighbors, in Israel proper. In other words, allow Jews to live in peace. Or, just to live.”
Ilana Mercer first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Make Jerusalem Safe Again" The Unz Review, January 25, 2017
“And someday when the descendants of humanity have spread from star to star, they won't tell the children about the history of Ancient Earth until they're old enough to bear it; and when they learn they'll weep to hear that such a thing as Death had ever once existed!”
Eliezer Yudkowsky (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you are older, you will learn that the first and foremost thing which any ordinary person does is nothing.”
Eliezer Yudkowsky (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Walking on thin ice, I'm paying the price. I'm throwing the dice in the air. Why must we learn it the hard way And play the game of life with your heart?”
Yoko Ono (born 1933) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Walking On Thin Ice" on Season of Glass (1981) - YouTube video
“[Students] have to learn that ideas do not exist until they have been incorporated into words. Until that point you don’t know whether you are pregnant or just have gas on the stomach. (p. 746)”
Northrop Frye (1912–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Until we learn the language of those outside the Church, the language of their hearts and the language of their minds, we will never be able to communicate properly. -Appalachian Melody.”
Mark Heard (1951–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the end, people have to learn to live together. That is what I didn't like about America — it is so homogeneous. I like places where there are people who are different culturally, physically, in every way. And I like to see how they succeed in living together.”
Terry Gilliam (born 1940) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You must learn to talk clearly. The jargon of scientific terminology which rolls off your tongues is mental garbage.”
Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962) first seen 1943 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Encore : A Continuing Anthology (December 1943) edited by Smith Dent, "Fischerisms" p. 709
“It-owners know that setbacks can be setups for better things to come. They study their failures and learn from them.”
Craig Groeschel (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Stuntmen and stuntwomen are paid to fall. They fall, get beat up, and get blown up...gracefully. We need to learn to fail gracefully.”
Craig Groeschel (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Get out of the boat. Face your fears. Fail. Learn. Adjust. Try again. And watch God do more than you can imagine.”
Craig Groeschel (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We must learn to exist in a consumer empire but not forfeit our souls at its altar.”
Skye Jethani (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What might we learn about God and ourselves if our Bible study group gathered outside to stare at the stars in silence?”
Skye Jethani (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You'll never learn to act in Hollywood. Not in a thousand years.”
Margaret Sullavan (1909–1960) said by 1960 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lawrence J. Quirk, Child of Fate - Margaret Sullavan, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1986, , p. 77.
“We shall never have a science of economics unless we learn to discern the operation of law even among the most perplexing complications and apparent interruptions.”
William Stanley Jevons (1835–1882) said by 1882 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every time we get slapped down, we can say, Thank you Mother Nature, because it means we're about to learn something important.”
John N. Bahcall (1934–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think of physics as the liberal arts of technology. You understand the fundamental aspects of physics, and then you can learn the technology and understand how it relates to current world problems. I'm teaching the elementary physics that is most useful for someone who is trying to live in a technological world, to contribute to that world, and to make correct decisions.”
Richard A. Muller (born 1944) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: as quoted by Devi Mathieu, in Physicist Richard Muller helps prepare tomorrow’s leaders for a technological world, The Berkeleyan, 26 February 2003.
“You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.”
Jack Ma (born 1964) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: , Spotlight: Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba.com - Business - International Herald Tribune, by SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOPJAN. 5, 2007 (The New York Times)
“I am a sensitive person, so it is actually saddening to learn that these poverty-stricken families are most of the time mistreated or looked down upon. Help the poor, like how you would want to be helped if you were in their position.”
Hill Zaini (born 1987) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Borneo Bulletin, 26 September 2009
“Love's easy to learn. It's like taking a risk. You set your mind on it and refuse to be afraid, and in no time you feel terrifically exhilarated and all your inhibitions fly out of the window.”
Dick Francis (1920–2010) first seen 1962 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dead Cert (1962)
“Principal Alcalde was into a long speech, about the fast-changing world and the need for Fairmont to revolutionize itself from semester to semester. At the same time they must never forget the central role of modern education, which was to teach the kids how to learn, how to pose questions, how to be adaptable—all without losing their moral compass.”
Vernor Vinge (1944–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I say, let’s learn more and then speculate.”
Vernor Vinge (1944–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being alone was something he was very good at. There was so much to learn.”
Vernor Vinge (1944–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There can be no doubt that our descendants will learn to exploit the energy of fusion for peaceful purposes even before its use becomes necessary for the preservation of human civilization.”
Lev Artsimovich (1909–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now that you've grown up You can finally learn to be a child We made it to the end of the world But we'll never make it out alive.”
Ben Harper (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Craft is something you learn by studying models.When a student asks, what is a good book about traditional iambic verse, The Collected Poems of Ben Jonson. What is an excellent book about free verse? The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams. What is a good book about short line in ballad metre? The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson.”
Robert Pinsky (born 1940) first seen 1995 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview at Skidmore College Aug 1995,published 'Paris Review' no 144 Fall 1997
“One of the most helpful things that any body can learn is to give up trying to catch the last eighth - or the first. These two are the most expensive eighths in the world.”
Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Almost 1,000 new seats to replace the mini building and the rundown trailers will help our students learn in the environment they deserve. It will give them a better opportunity to succeed.”
Jose Peralta (1971–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is my personal strategy for the next 10 hours? Who can I talk with or what can I volunteer for to learn something new?”
Tom Peters (born 1942) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: February 4, 2013.
“Speech is an acoustic reality, writing a visual one. Performance of the former has been perfected through a million years of natural selection in the evolutionary process. The latter is a trick which we began to learn only yesterday (in terms of evolutionary time). To "hear" language (and to "say" it) is programmed in our genes; to "see" it (and "read" it) is not.”
Eric A. Havelock (1903–1988) first seen 1987 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chinese Characters and the Greek Alphabet" in Sino-Platonic Papers, 5 (December 1987)