William Arthur Ward Quotes

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William Arthur Ward

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• The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.

  

  Malcolm X
  • History
  • Man
  • Mistake

• I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.

  

  Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • People
  • Good
  • Learning

• 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
  • Great
  • Book
  • Truth

• Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture.

  

  Natalie Portman
  • Experience
  • Party
  • Learning

• Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.

  

  Wayne Dyer
  • Life
  • Work
  • Long

• Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

  

  Samuel Butler
  • Life
  • Experience
  • Learning

• Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning.

  

  Edsger Dijkstra
  • Learning
  • Much
  • Perfecting

• Know or listen to those who know.

  

  Baltasar Gracian
  • Know
  • Motivational
  • Listen

• Learning from the experiences of our ancestors, let us together create knowledge for all that benefits all.

  

  Kailash Satyarthi
  • Together
  • Knowledge
  • Learning

• If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.

  

  E. W. Howe
  • Experience
  • Giving
  • Faith

• If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

  

  H. G. Wells
  • Up
  • Today
  • Motivational

• Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

  

  Baruch Spinoza
  • Understand
  • Motivational

• It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language.

  

  Samuel Barnett
  • Learning
  • Language
  • Saying

• For me, if the words are good on the page, the rest of it comes from spending some time with the script, and not like you're learning lines but absorbing what the script has to offer.

  

  J. K. Simmons
  • Time
  • Good
  • Words

• I'm still learning a lot as a songwriter. I try to write down and make a note of ideas that I cross paths with on a day-to-day basis, whether it be a conversation or something I hear on the radio, seeing a movie, or just thoughts in my head as I'm walking down the street.

  

  Sam Hunt
  • Movie
  • Learning
  • Thoughts

• What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow. I mean, if you spend your whole life focusing on yourself, you're not really learning much.

  

  Damon Albarn Gorillaz
  • Life
  • Help
  • Learning

• 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
  • World
  • Business
  • Science

• Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.

  

  Carl Sagan
  • Life
  • World
  • History

• Every time you go in, it's like starting over. You don't know how you did the other records. You're learning all over. It's some weird musician amnesia, or maybe the road wipes it out.

  

  Beck
  • Time
  • Learning
  • Road

• Psychologically, the teaching of abstractions first is wrong. Indeed, a thorough understanding of the concrete must precede the abstract.

  

  Morris Kline
  • Understanding
  • Teaching
  • Abstraction

• With memoir, you have the clay of your life to work with. When you're writing a novel, you have to make the clay first.

  

  Bill Clegg
  • Life
  • Work
  • Writing

• I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

  

  John Malkovich

• If knowing the truth is sufficient for you, then practice the art of philosophy. If only living the truth will suffice, then practice the art of love through your mind, your emotions, and your body.

  

  David Deida
  • Mind
  • Art
  • Truth

• Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change.

  

  William Arthur Ward
  • Learning
  • Teaching
  • Motivational