Michelle Kwan Quotes
Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing to do. The thing that you learn is to pick yourself back up, to learn from your mistakes.Michelle Kwan
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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
Pablo Neruda -
When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes.
W. H. Auden -
I've worked with some actors who have such thick skins and think they are so extraordinary. I'll think, 'Have you stopped learning?' They stop listening to directors or other actors and do the same thing again and again.
Eddie Redmayne -
I think the mistake people make most often when they invest in other kinds of startups is they say, 'This is totally different.' And so the things that matter, like making a product that people desperately want, like talking to customers, they throw this out the window. That is a recipe for heartache and tears.
Sam Altman -
Make clear that people understand what your circumstances are. And looking for pity - that's a mistake.
Randy Pausch -
Learn computer science. It's extraordinarily helpful. I like recommending learning economics as well so they think in terms of business, they have rational frameworks for looking at the world, but yeah, computer science is an amazing way to get into, even if you want to be CEO, having a tech background is helpful.
Fabrice Grinda
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I believe nothing happens by mistake. You know, the universe has a divine plan. That sounds dramatic.
Lana Del Rey -
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else. Job security is gone. The driving force of a career must come from the individual. Remember: Jobs are owned by the company, you own your career!
Earl Nightingale -
The best mistake I ever made was believing that I was stupid. It was a childhood thing, but it played out big-time as an adult. It scorned me the rest of my life - in a good way.
Barbara Corcoran -
I learned a lot from that first record and I learned a lot from my experiences touring, but really the biggest education I got over the past two years was learning the importance of arrangements.
Vanessa Carlton -
Every Hindu boy and girl should possess sound Sanskrit learning.
Mahatma Gandhi -
There's always a learning curve, where you've got to learn what your subject is all about.
Brad Gilbert
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You take an educated gamble. If you don't occasionally make a mistake, you're not doing your job.
James Sinegal -
We believe that if you put in place the mechanisms that allow for personal choice as far as Medicare is concerned, as well as the programs in Medicaid, that we can actually get to a better result and do what most Americans are learning how to do, which is to do more with less.
Eric Cantor -
My daughter, the one who lives nearby, is raising her children to be very much aware. We went on a nature walk on Monday; I'm learning so much from her.
Joanne Woodward -
You're never too old to start learning, and you're never too young to aim high and achieve great things.
Asa Hutchinson -
That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way.
Doris Lessing -
'Cars' was about Lightning McQueen learning to slow down and to enjoy life. The journey is the reward.
John Lasseter
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Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.
Brian Tracy -
Human-induced climate change is a scientific reality, and its effective control is a moral imperative for humanity.
Betsy Hodges -
Something that is appealing to me about old Hollywood is job security.
Alden Ehrenreich -
I expect there will be more private schools.
Betsy DeVos -
I used to be a longshoreman. I didn't go to college. I have a voice that when I say something, it can sound way meaner than you think it is.
Artie Lange -
Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing to do. The thing that you learn is to pick yourself back up, to learn from your mistakes.
Michelle Kwan