Learning Quotes

I think when you're learning an instrument, you are restricted because much of it is the noise of individual theory and your ability to play the instrument.

James Blake
- Learning
I would love to take a cooking class from Gandhi. Maybe I could teach him how to cook, and he could teach me his message. I wouldn't mind learning how to make couscous from scratch from a North African woman, either.

Marcus Samuelsson
- Mind
- Learning
- Cooking

Reading for pleasure isn’t separate from learning to read.

Pam Allyn
- Reading
- Learning
The history of learning amounts to a history of specialization.

Beryl Smalley
Design, refine and repeat, and keep learning all the way along. It sounds bland and pedestrian, but in fact, it's the reverse.

Anouska Hempel
- Learning
- Design
When I started thinking seriously about learning the rules of narrative, I thought, 'You've learned the rules of dancing from the ballet; what's the matter with learning the laws of theater from the people who know how to do it?'

Twyla Tharp
- People
- Thinking
- Ballet
Because of all the various people who've come in and out and brought along ideas, I've been on a learning curve throughout all these years. Of course, everyone that's been involved has influenced me as well. And I'm grateful for that.

Chris Squire Cinema
- People
- Learning
The most appealing part is the feeling of learning something true - the pleasure of a truth. For me, that's mostly found in philosophical literature at the moment.

Eyvind Kang