I've Learned Quotes - Page 14

• I've learned not to look a gift horse in the mouth. Why you would want to look any horse the mouth considering how infrequently they brush is beyond me.

  Robert Mankoff

  Horse, Looks, Mouths

  "Ask the Author Live: Robert Mankoff on the Cartoon Issue". The New Yorker Interview, www.newyorker.com. October 21, 2011.

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• I've learned that sometimes when people don't like what you have to say, and don't want to debate you on ideas, it's just easier to call you a dumb blonde from Fox News.

  Gretchen Carlson

  Ideas, People, Dumb

  "'Getting Real' with Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.

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• Being involved in NASCAR, I've learned a lot. I've met a lot of people. I've met a lot of special people. I've met some of our leaders. I've met some of the smartest people out there. I've met a lot of average folks. But they've all touched my life and made me look at things differently. I thank the Lord for my good days.

  Joe Nemechek

  Good Day, Average, Special People

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• As I've learned in the past few years, Mali is home to some of the most incredible musicians in the world.

  Nick Zinner

  Home, Past, Years

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• I'm still on the edge. It's just that I don't want to hurt the team by going over that edge. I've learned not to be as maniacal as I used to be.

  Ed Belfour

  Hurt, Team, Want

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• Jeff [Gordon] doesn't sit down and explain things. We don't sit and have meetings where I'm the student. He really teaches by example. I've learned a lot on and off the racetrack.

  Jimmie Johnson

  Example, Down And, Students

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• I've learned a lot at home and been able to take what I've learned at home to the court.

  Jason Kidd

  Home, Able, I've Learned

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• I've learned in my career, it is much better to be recognized for all the great things you do on the field.

  Alex Rodriguez

  Careers, Fields, I've Learned

  "Braden's grandma to A-Rod: 'Stick it'" by Andrew Marchand, www.espn.com. May 11, 2010.

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• I've learned so much through life. Starting off in Asia, the cultures, the people you meet, the poverty you see. It's been a great education for me, and I've loved every minute of it.

  Vijay Singh

  People, Asia, Poverty

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• One thing I've learned about the NBA is that you can have one good year, but you've always got to be progressing and working and making yourself better.

  Eli Manning

  Years, Nba, Progress

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• The biggest thing I've learned is location.

  Roy Halladay

  Location, I've Learned, Things I've Learned

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• I've learned so much, so very much about myself in defeat. I've learned very little to nothing in victory.

  Floyd Patterson

  Victory, Littles, Defeat

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• I've kind of learned this about Joss Whedon. Never say never. I've learned that. I also have another rule about Joss Whedon. Never say no. Just... whatever Joss Whedon wants to do, just do it.

  Nathan Fillion

  Want, Kind, I've Learned

  "Nathan Fillion Talks Castle , Firefly , and What’s Next". Interview with Jenna Busch, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2010.

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• I've learned that one thing about my life that is certain is trouble.

  T.I.

  I've Learned, Trouble, Certain

  "T.I. Embraces Life as 'Trouble Man'". Interview with Sowmya Krishnamurthy, www.rollingstone.com. October 24, 2012.

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• I've learned to develop a thick skin, but you're bound to be affected when you read something bad about yourself in the paper and it's rubbed in your face over and over.

  Freida Pinto

  Skins, Faces, Paper

  "Freida Pinto: The Goddess". Interview with Laurie Sandell, www.glamour.com. March 28, 2011.

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• People vastly overestimate the ability of central planners to improve on the independent action of diverse individuals. What I've learned watching regulators is that they almost always make things worse. If regulators did nothing, the self-correcting mechanisms of the market would mitigate most problems with more finesse. And less cost.

  John Stossel

  Independent, Self, People

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• I've learned a lot about women. I think I've learned exactly how the fall of man occured in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden, and Adam said one day, Wow, Eve, here we are, at one with nature, at one with God, we'll never age, we'll never die, and all our dreams come true the instant that we have them. And Eve said, Yeah... it's just not enough is it?

  Bill Hicks

  Dream, Fall, Men

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• I've had lots of good career advice over the years. I've learned that you must always arrive knowing your lines, you must hit your marks, you must be punctual and cheerful and kind. I'm always irritated with young people who misbehave and young actors who are temperamental. I don't think there's any need for it.

  Jacki Weaver

  Thinking, Years, Careers

  "Jacki Weaver, America’s Sweetheart". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 2, 2014.

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• The biggest thing I've learned is to listen to my own gut. I have learned to trust my instincts.

  Jeff Foxworthy

  I've Learned, Instinct, I Have Learned

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• If I've learned anything in my 30s, it's about holding back a little bit.

  Sandra Bernhard

  Littles, I've Learned, Holding Back

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• Contrary to popular belief, I don't spend a whole lot of time following soccer. But as I have traveled around the world to better understand global development and health, I've learned that soccer is truly universal. No matter where I go, that's what kids are playing. That's what people are talking about.

  Bill Gates

  Soccer, Kids, Talking

  "More Than a Goal: End Polio" by Bill Gates, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 28, 2011.

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• Throughout my life, I've learned to make choices that make me happy and make sense for me. Even my husband is happier when I'm happy.

  Michelle Obama

  Husband, Choices, I've Learned

  "Michelle Obama's Rules for Staying Healthy and Happy". Interview with Liz Vaccariello, www.prevention.com. November 3, 2011.

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• I've learned something on the road, traveling around: state shapes. The easier it is to draw the shape of the state, the harder it is to live in that state. So, if you live in a regular polygon, get the hell outta there. You gotta move to a squiggly area. Culture's attracted to squiggles.

  Demetri Martin

  Moving, Culture, Shapes

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• When you get out of college, you think, "I've learned all I need to learn."

  W. Earl Brown

  College, Thinking, Needs

  Source: collider.com

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• One of the greatest things I've learned, as an actor, was how to talk to actors.

  Eric Balfour

  Actors, I've Learned, Things I've Learned

  Source: collider.com

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