I've Learned Quotes - Page 29

• I've learned a lot about my voice, and about things I can do with it. Maybe that's why my sound has become a little more pop.

  Chely Wright

  Voice, Sound, Littles

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• You know, I just tend to do the scene that I'm given, really. If it really needs it, then I'll go to them and ask 'What's she talking about? What's she referring to?' But often they don't know, or they do know and they're not going to tell me, so I've learned just to work with what I'm given.

  Sonya Walger

  Talking, Needs, I've Learned

  "Ign Interview: Lost's Sonya Walger". Interview with Eric Goldman, www.ign.com. September 13, 2007.

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• One of the things I've learned with doing 'xkcd' is that you sort of give people, 'Here's the thing, and here's the button you can press to get another thing.' Sometimes that can be more easy to digest than, 'Here's a long page of things.

  Randall Munroe

  Long, People, Giving

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• One of the things I've learned by working on the 'Walking Dead' and other TV shows is to be more tolerant of other people's process.

  Glen Mazzara

  Tv Shows, People, Walking Dead

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• I encourage all of you to find strength within yourself, no matter what. Be proud of who you are and never let anyone or anything take that away from you. Inner Strength is something that we are all born with. However, I've learned that it requires patience and perseverance to fully achieve it. I promise you, though, that as long as you know in your heart who you are and what you want from this world, nothing is gonna stop you.

  Andy Biersack

  Perseverance, Heart, Long

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• My sense of style is an old Polo shirt, jeans and, unfortunately for the longest time, white running shoes, which was not attractive. The one thing I've learned about clothes is to ask a girl.

  Matthew Perry

  Girl, Running, Jeans

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• I like to think that each book I start is a completely new departure But I’ve learned that whatever you do, readers will have no difficulty assimilating it into what you’ve done before.

  Ian Mcewan

  Book, Thinking, Done

  Ian McEwan, Ryan Roberts (2010). “Conversations with Ian McEwan”, Univ Pr of Mississippi

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• I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering public opinion that reaches a critical mass and brings about a change not only in White House policies but in the Congress and in the state legislatures and all around the world.

  Al Gore

  Running, White, People

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• One thing I've learned, in the face of all kinds of indignities, domestic workers take so much pride in their work and love the children they care for.

  Ai-jen Poo

  Children, Pride, Faces

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• I'm a magician. I've learned to do some really cool tricks like levitating myself and melting forks.

  Blake Michael

  Melting, I've Learned, Really Cool

  "Meet the Cast of Lemonade Mouth!" by Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. April 13, 2011.

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• Yes, actually ever since I saw his films and tried to write about them, Sirk's been in everything I've done. Not Sirk himself, but what I've learned from his work.

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  Writing, Done, Saws

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• I've learned that when someone does something very kind and refuses payment, giving them an engraved Swiss Army knife is never refused!

  Christine Lavin

  Army, Knives, Giving

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• The biggest lesson I've learned by living abroad for the last four years is the importance of communication.

  Hidetoshi Nakata

  Communication, Years, Lessons

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• One of the things I've learned is there's no lesson to be learned. You have to resign yourself to the fact that mistakes are going to be made at any time in the creative process.

  Damon Lindelof

  Mistake, Lessons To Be Learned, Creative

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• One thing I've learned from 35 years in the classroom is that people learn best when they are laughing, when they are emotionally hit, that it's both the brain and the heart.

  Robert Reich

  Heart, Years, People

  "Robert Reich: Making people laugh about economic inequality". Interview with Paul Solman, www.pbs.org. October 16, 2013.

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• After so many years, I've learned that being creative is a full-time job with its own daily patterns. That's why writers, for example, like to establish routines for themselves. The most productive ones get started early in the morning, when the world is quiet, the phones aren't ringing, and their minds are rested, alert, and not yet polluted by other people's words.

  Twyla Tharp

  Morning, Jobs, Phones

  Twyla Tharp, Mark Reiter (2003). “The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life”, Simon and Schuster

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• I keep going because I doubt myself. It drives me to be better. I've learned that the mastery of self-doubt is the key to success. It's like being animated by the love of a woman - the need to be worthy of her.

  Will Smith

  Self, Keys, Doubt

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• I intensely dislike the word 'critic,' because it puts you in an antagonistic position to artists. I've learned everything that I know about art from artists... I see myself as an advocate and an activist and a writer.

  Lucy R. Lippard

  Art, I've Learned, Critics

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• If I've learned anything in the more than 50 years that I've led MDA, it's that the generosity of the American people knows no bounds. I'm sure that with their fellow citizens in such dire need, they'll dig deep and do everything they can to help. I'm hopeful that many people will be willing to make two phone calls and donate to both causes.

  Jerry Lewis

  Phones, Years, Two

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• I've learned what works and what doesn't, which gives me confidence.

  Brian Johnson

  Confidence, Giving, I've Learned

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• One thing I've learned over time is, if you hit a golf ball into water, it won't float.

  Arnold Palmer

  Golf, Water, Balls

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• You can tell a lot about a person by who his or her heroes are.

  Steve Jobs

  Hero, Rainy Day, Forget Everything

  "The Seed of Apple's Innovation". Bloomberg interview, www.bloomberg.com. October 12, 2004.

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• What I've learned over the years is that the path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey. If you simply do what everyone else is doing, how can you ever expect to excel and create something wonderful and unique in your life?

  Bear Grylls

  Motivational, Unique, Journey

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• In my own experience, both personally and professionally, I've learned that you don't wait to confront reality. It doesn't get easier. It doesn't get better. And, in some cases, if you don't get the relevant information from people and act quickly, you start losing options. You're into damage control.

  Stephen Covey

  Motivational, Reality, Damage Control

  Stephen R. Covey, Rebecca R. Merrill (2008). “The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything”, p.189, Simon and Schuster

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• I've learned not to put things in my mouth that are bad for me.

  Monica Lewinsky

  Women, Mouths, I've Learned

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