I've Learned Quotes - Page 21

• All that I've learned, I've forgotten. The little that I still know, I've guessed.

  Nicolas Chamfort

  Littles, Forgotten, I've Learned

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• But I'll tell you something else, too. Something I've learned, the hard way. I guess"—Gram laughed a little—"I'm the kind of person who has to learn things the hard way. You've got to hold on. Hold on to people. They can get away from you. It's not always going to be fun, but if you don't—hold on—then you lose them.

  Cynthia Voigt

  Fun, People, Littles

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• I've made mistakes. More than my share. Hopefully, I've learned from them, but can't guarentee anything. There's only one thing I can promise. I'm taking this to the end." -Bobby Pendragon

  D. J. MacHale

  Mistake, Promise, I've Learned

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• If I've learned anything in twenty-nine years, it's that every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar. My gift - bad choice of words - is that I can look at you, him, her, them, whoever, and tell right away what is keeping them awake at night: money; feelings of insignificance; overwhelming boredom; evil children; job troubles; or perhaps death, in one of its many costumes, perched in the wings. What surprises me about humanity is that in the end such a narrow range of plights defines our moral lives.

  Douglas Coupland

  Jobs, Children, Night

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• It's wrong what they say about the past, I've learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out.

  Khaled Hosseini

  Past, Peeking, Amir

  Khaled Hosseini (2004). “The Kite Runner”, p.14, Penguin

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• I've learned two things in my life. One that love is the beginning and end of all meaning. And two that it is the same thing whatever shape our souls have taken on this journey. Love is love. Is love.

  Clive Barker

  Taken, Journey, Love Is

  FaceBook post by Clive Barker from Oct 20, 2012

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• One thing I've learned: you can know anything, it's all there, you just have to find it.

  Neil Gaiman

  I've Learned, Sandman, Knows

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• The lesson I've learned the most often in life is that you're always going to know more in the future than you know now.

  Taylor Swift

  Love, Life, Relationship

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• I do believe that characters in novels belong to their writers and their readers pretty equally. I've learned a lot of things about the characters I write from people who read about them. Readers expand them in ways I don't think of and take them to places I can't go.

  Ann Brashares

  Believe, Writing, Character

  FaceBook post by Ann Brashares from Jan 30, 2013

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• I've learned to write the truth. But to do that, I had to figure out what the truth was-and I had to realize that the truth isn't always the same for everyone. I had to realize that my truth may not be the same as your truth.

  Pat Murphy

  Writing, May, Realizing

  Pat Murphy (2008). “The Wild Girls”, p.192, Penguin

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• I’ve never had anyone’s approval, so I’ve learned to live without it.

  Pat Conroy

  Approval, I've Learned

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• I've learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children

  Sherman Alexie

  Children, Parent, I've Learned

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• If I've learned one lesson from all that's happened to me, it's that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.

  Sophie Kinsella

  Mistake, Lessons, I've Learned

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• I took a deep breath, 'I took the nahlrout because I didn't want to faint. I needed to let them know they couldn't hurt me. I've learned that the best way to stay safe is to make your enemies think you can't be hurt.' It sounded ugly to say it so starkly, but it was the truth. I looked at him defiantly.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Hurt, Thinking, Enemy

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• I used to use business to make money. But I've learned that business is a tool. You can use it to support what you believe in.

  Po Bronson

  Business, Believe, Support

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• That is one thing I've learned, that it is possible to really understand things at certain points, and not be able to retain them, to be in utter confusion just a short while later. I used to think that once you really knew a thing, its truth would shine on forever. Now it's pretty obvious to me that more often than not the batteries fade, and sometimes what you knew even goes out with a bang when you try to call on it, just like a lightbulb cracking off when you throw the switch.

  Ann Patchett

  Thinking, Shine On, Confusion

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• I've learned that we're all entitled to have our secrets.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Secret, I've Learned, Entitled

  Nicholas Sparks (2014). “The Notebook: Student edition”, p.138, Hachette UK

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• Here’s the life lesson I’ve learned, Fifi: Some people are born to play the hero, and some are born to play the bad guy. Fighting your destiny only makes life harder than it needs to be. Besides, people remember the villain long after they’ve forgotten the hero.

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  Life Lesson, Hero, Fighting

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips (2003). “Breathing Room”, Avon

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• I've seen of enough of people who die for an idea. I don't believe in heroism; I know it's easy and I've learned it can be murderous. What interests me is living and dying for what one loves.

  Albert Camus

  Believe, Ideas, People

  Albert Camus (1972). “The Plague”, eBookEden.com

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• Most people believe me when I lie. I've learned how to say the words just right. I have a trusting kind of face. But the boy in front of me was a trained operative, so Zach knew better. And besides, Zach new me.

  Ally Carter

  Lying, Believe, Boys

  Ally Carter (2011). “Only The Good Spy Young”, p.93, Hachette UK

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• What are you?” She demanded. “My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?” Dad looked at Anubis. “What did I tell you about her? Fiercer than Ammit, I said.” “You didn’t need to tell me that.” Anubis’s face was grave. “I’ve learned to fear that sharp tongue.” Sadie looked outraged. “Excuse me?

  Rick Riordan

  Dad, Osiris, Anubis

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• There are so many who know more than I do, who understand the world better than I do. I would be truly learned, a great scholar, if only I could retain everything I've learned from those I have known. But then would I still be me? And isn't all that only words? Words grow old, too; they change their meaning and their usage. They get sick just as we do; they die of their wounds and then they are relegated to the dust of dictionaries. And where am I in all this?

  Elie Wiesel

  Dust, Sick, Would Be

  Elie Wiesel (2007). “The Time of the Uprooted: A Novel”, p.17, Schocken

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• Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something—anything—down on paper. What I’ve learned to do when I sit down to work on a shitty first draft is to quiet the voices in my head.

  Anne Lamott

  Writing, Voice, Effort

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• I’ve had many enemies over the years. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s never engage in a fight you’re sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide your time and strike back when you’re in a position of strength—even if you no longer need to strike back.

  Steig Larsson

  Positive, Fighting, Hands

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• I’ve learned that you can’t predict [love] or plan for it. For someone like me who is obsessed with organization and planning, I love the idea that love is the one exception to that. Love is the one wild card.

  Taylor Swift

  Love Is, Organization, Ideas

  "The Single Girl's Guide To Winning At Life By Taylor Swift" by Ariel Nagi, www.seventeen.com. February 14, 2015.

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