For a small child there is no division between playing and learning; between the things he or she does just for fun and things that are educational. The child learns while living and any part of living that is enjoyable is also play.
Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a manicure, getting my hair done, and even while driving if I only look at the score at red lights.
I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning along with your child - it's ok to make mistakes.
As a part of preparing those lawsuits, learning about those lawsuits, I learned about the various nuclear issues in parts of the nuclear production process I guess you'd say.
Now more than ever, I have learned that, when people die, they truly do live throughout those who love them.
I love to learn, and Victoria's Secret has given me more opportunities than I ever thought possible. I like doing things that scare me - I've learned never to doubt myself.
One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity.
I love Neil Young. His songs were the first songs I learned to play, and I recommend anyone who is starting guitar to learn Neil Young songs first.
I have learned to read the papers calmly and not to hate the fools I read about.
He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.
At this stage of my life, I've finally come to realize I've learned more from my children than they ever learned from me.
I have learned that when you make big decisions, life says, 'Fuck you. This is what you actually have in store.
Students need to learn how to think critically, how to argue opposing ideas. It is important for them to learn how to think. You can always cook.
Leadership is an unlimited resource and as such, is a lifelong pursuit of learning. That learning must be to transform 'leader of position' to 'leadership with moral purpose'.
Learning how to learn involves examining assumptions. Mulla Nasrudin tales very often fulfil this funcition.
To be knowledgeable, learn new things every day; to be wise, unlearn things that you learn with wit and love.
I have learned from Twitter that you get that instant feedback about what people think about what you did.
I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes!
I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.
I believe that no one can teach you how to act, but schools do give you an environment to make mistakes, to learn techniques and to learn professionalism.
We learn something every day, and lots of times it's that what we learned the day before was wrong.
