I've Learned Quotes - Page 23

• So why do I write, torturing myself to put it down? Because in spite of myself I've learned some things. Without the possibility of action, all knowledge comes to one labeled "file and forget," and I can neither file nor forget. Nor will certain ideas forget me; they keep filing away at my lethargy, my complacency. Why should I be the one to dream this nightmare?

  Ralph Ellison

  Dream, Writing, Ideas

  Ralph Ellison (2010). “Invisible Man”, p.592, Vintage

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• I am Dead, but it's not so bad. I've learned to live with it.

  Isaac Marion

  Acceptance, I've Learned, Paradox

  Isaac Marion (2012). “Warm Bodies: A Novel”, p.3, Simon and Schuster

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• but if I've learned anything, it's that we don't know half of what we think we do. And we know ourselves least of all.

  Jodi Picoult

  Thinking, Half, I've Learned

  Jodi Picoult (2007). “Perfect Match”, p.478, Simon and Schuster

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• I've learned so much from my mistakes... I'm thinking of making some more.

  Cheryl Cole

  Mistake, Learning, Thinking

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• I've learned all I need to know to live under a bed.

  Charles M. Schulz

  Bed, Needs, I've Learned

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• I've learned quite a lot, over the years, by avoiding what I was supposed to be learning.

  Margaret Atwood

  Years, I've Learned, Avoiding

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• I've learned that memories can have a physical, almost living presence.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Memories, I've Learned

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• Living alone, you can do so many fantastic things I've learned. You can like, walk around and have so many conversations with yourself and sing your thoughts. I think I'm the only one that does that.

  Taylor Swift

  Thinking, Doe, I've Learned

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• I've learned that the universe doesn't care what our motives are, only our actions. So we should do things that will bring about good, even if there is an element of selfishness involved. Like the kids at my school might join the Key Club or Future Buisness Leaders of America, because it's a social thing and looks good on their record, not because they really want to volunteer at the nursing home. But the people at the nursing home still benefit from it, so it's better that the kids do it than not do it. And if they never did it, then they wouldn't find out that they actually liked it.

  Wendy Mass

  School, Kids, Home

  Wendy Mass (2011). “13 Gifts”, p.338, Scholastic Inc.

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• I've learned that everyone can do their part to repair the world

  Wendy Mass

  World, I've Learned, Can Do

  Wendy Mass (2011). “13 Gifts”, p.339, Scholastic Inc.

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• Because all my life I've learned to suffer in silence - Athena

  Paulo Coelho

  Silence, Suffering, I've Learned

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• People will tell you most of the story… and I’ve learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they’re afraid.

  Nicholas Sparks

  People, Important, Stories

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• She looks honestly upset, but then, I’ve learned that I can’t read her. The problem with a really excellent liar is that you have to just assume they’re always lying.

  Holly Black

  Liars, Lying, Upset

  Holly Black (2012). “Black Heart”, p.221, Simon and Schuster

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• If I could wish the Kingslayer back in chains I would. You freed him without my knowledge or consent... but what you did, I know you did for love. For Arya and Sansa, and out of grief for Bran and Rickon. Love’s not always wise, I’ve learned. It can lead us to great folly, but we follow our hearts... wherever they take us. Don’t we, Mother?

  George R. R. Martin

  Wise, Mother, Grief

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.1621, Bantam

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• When they [breasts] are huge, you become very self-conscious...I've learned something though, through my years of pondering and pontificating, and that is: men love them, and I love that.

  Drew Barrymore

  Men, Self, Years

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• Onyx is angry," Damian says. "Onyx has a right to be angry. You've got to remember, for many elephants, their life is that of a human in a war-torn country. Ravaged homes, killed relatives, separation," Damian says. Here's another thing I've learned over two months--every elephants here has a sad story. Every captive elephant's story is one of loss and separation. Something to remember every time you see happy people getting elephant rides.

  Deb Caletti

  Country, War, Home

  Deb Caletti (2010). “Nature of Jade”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

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• ... but if I've learned one thing, it's this: forgiveness is crucial. If you can't forgive someone you're mad at, that anger will poison you. You have to learn to let it go"... "people have reasons for doing the things that they do, especially when they care about you. You may not always understand what they are, but if you can try to understand the person then you might see that they really care, despite what happened." pg 100 Meredith to Vlad

  Heather Brewer

  People, Mad, Forgiving

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• I"ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me.

  Sidney Poitier

  I've Learned, Outlets

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• Nuh-uh. No deals with the devil. I’ve learned my lesson on that one. ~Jaime Vegas

  Kelley Armstrong

  Vegas, Devil, Lessons

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• I've learned that the more people embrace their disadvantages, the less disadvantaged they become!

  Chris Colfer

  People, I've Learned, Embrace

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• You are everything good and straight and fine and true—and I see that so clearly now, in the way you’ve carried yourself and listened to your own heart. You’ve changed me more than you know, and will always be a part of everything I am. That’s one thing I’ve learned from this. No one you love is ever truly lost.

  Paula McLain

  Heart, Love Is, Way

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• Do you know what I've learned? That although ecstasy is the ability to stand outside yourself, dance is a way of rising up into space, of discovering new dimensions while still remaining in touch with your body. When you dance, the spiritual world and the real world manage to coexist quite happily. I think classical ballet dancers dance on pointe because they're simultaneously touching the earth and reaching up to the skies.

  Paulo Coelho

  Spiritual, Real, Thinking

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• If there's one thing I've learned, it's this: We all want everything to be okay. We don't even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.

  David Levithan

  Wish, Want, I've Learned

  David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.10, Egmont UK

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• I've learned that hurting you feels infinitely worse than being hurt myself.

  Emma McLaughlin

  Love, Hurt, I've Learned

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• If there's one thing I've learned, it's that God is a very creative author, and He writes a different story for every person. No two lives or stories alike.

  Robin Jones Gunn

  Writing, Two, Creative

  Robin Jones Gunn (2009). “Sierra Jensen Collection”, p.329, Multnomah

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