Quotes 81 till 100 of 366.
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He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.
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He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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His opinion of verses.
That he wrote all his first in prose, for so his master Camden had learned him. That verses stood by sense without either colours or accent; which yet other times he denied.Source: Conversations with William Drummond of Hawthornden -
How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.
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I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.
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I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.
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I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.
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I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along.
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I don't remember one thing I learned in school.
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I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.
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I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance - waiting for the bathroom.
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I guess the one thing I really learned from participating in sports was to just never say no, never stop trying, and to always believe that you can do better than the next fellow. I tried to follow this throughout my life, but I always tried to be respectful about it.
Source: As quoted in an interview with Marc Blau (2004) -
I had learned to have a perfect nausea for the theatre: the continual repetition of the same words and the same gestures, night after night, and the caprices, the way of looking at life, and the entire rigmarole disgusted me.
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I have learned from my mistakes, and I am sure I can repeat them exactly
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I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes.
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I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart.
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I have learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. A brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Source: Long Walk to Freedom (1995) -
I have learned that the consequences of our past actions are always interesting; I have learned to view the present with a forward-looking eye.
Source: A prayer for Owen Meany (1989) -
I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive.
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