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He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to...

He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read, he was my personal mentor.

Quote by Shimon Peres about literature

What I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught...

What I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught now, and I'd like to help impart that knowledge to a new generation of players.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about help, knowledge, being, time

You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

Quote by Scott Adams about influence, people, things, life

By Time and Age full many things are taught.

By Time and Age full many things are taught.

Quote by Aeschylus about wisdom, age, olderness, things, time

Blake Edwards taught me something. He loves slapstick; I got to be crazy in his films... I got to fall down, get up, and he loves all that, and I knew that I could do that by early on. He was sort of my teacher. He let me do that.

Quote by Kim Basinger about teachers, fall

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies...

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

Quote by Aristotel about poetry, poets, art, magic

To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything.

Quote by Albert Camus about philosophy, sun, indifference, history

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like...

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

Quote by Winston Churchill about being

Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from...

Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself.

Quote by Geri Halliwell

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

Quote by Katharine Hepburn about change, teachers, school

My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and...

My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.

Quote by Whitney Houston about lie, fight, mother, truth

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, ...

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about order, truth, man

Any alternate fingerings taught will be promptly forgotten.

Any alternate fingerings taught will be promptly forgotten.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his...

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.

Quote by William Penn about wisdom

Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never...

Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.

Quote by Dale Carnegie about attention, life

If our existence here is not a bitter lesson God or the Creator Factor and Our Unique Accidental one taught us, what is it? Can we know what this world is? To find out what this world is, shall we have to know first who the God that made it is?

Quote by Sorin Cerin about god, teaching, bitter, existence, world

We shall have to find out what this world is and who the God that made it is. Once we solve this equation, we shall find out if the God that created this world is a sadistic or if he wants to taught us a lesson that we will never forget or if,...

Quote by Sorin Cerin about will, teaching, world, god

My father was both the person who gave me reason to learn...

My father was both the person who gave me reason to learn how to fight and the one who taught me the basics of fighting.

Quote by June Jordan about parents, fight, reason, people

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory...

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.

Quote by Kurt Vonnegut about people, survival, evolution, brain, glory, human imperfections

How can you dare teach a man to read until you've taught...

How can you dare teach a man to read until you've taught him everything else first?

Quote by George Seferis about education, man

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