Quotes of: Life-lesson Keyword

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

George Washington

I am a partisan and artisan of Europe. But I draw the lessons of my experience in government.

Laurent Fabius

The first meal was an object lesson of much variety. My father produced several kinds of food, ready to eat, without any cooking, from little tin cans that had printing all over them.

Mary Antin

Business wise, I have always learned valuable lessons so I don't regret any decisions I have made.

Kiana Tom

My parents worked for Exxon, and they gave me every chance to take part in music. I took guitar lessons, and I was in the choir at school.

Lyle Lovett

It's now possible to play and take lessons from any place of the world. The concept of physical distance doesn't exist in the online world, and that is so cool!

Alexandra Kosteniuk

One important lesson is this: It is okay to try and fail at something, but it isn't okay to not try. Parents need to encourage their kids, and it all starts in the home.

Bill Rancic

There is no substitute for kindness in the home. This lesson I learned from my father. He always listened to my mother's advice. As a result, he was a better, wiser, and kinder man.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying the accordion.

Ricky Jay

Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed.

Dougray Scott

I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.

Julius Erving

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

Will Durant

The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home.

Charles Evans Hughes

You always fear when you're making a movie that has a moral to the story that people are going to reject the idea of being taught a lesson.

Christina Ricci

Bonfire of the Vanities: The lesson of that book is, never start believing your own press.

Charles James

I've actually tried to give Brett Ratner dance lessons, but he thinks he already knows how to.

Chris Tucker

There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply.

Jim Barksdale

The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

Diane Sawyer

An uncle gave me a side drum and my mother decided I should have lessons.

Humphrey Lyttelton

The lesson of the Clinton years and of Obama's win of both the nomination and the general election in 2008 is that Democrats need to be as tough as JFK was.

Jon Meacham

I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.

Jack Nicklaus