The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.
Submitted by eroxx about 2 years ago
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The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.
Submitted by eroxx about 2 years ago
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There's absolutely no reason you can't write in ANY genre if you are prepared to put the work in. Genre is craft. Craft can be learnt. So learn the conventions of the genre you want to write. Watch all the movies in that genre, big and small; read all the scripts. Go to events, learn about it. Read articles, blogs, soak it all up.
— Lucy Vee
Submitted by amaguire about 2 years ago
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Human beings do not carry civilization in their genes. All that we do carry in our genes are certain capacities - the capacity to learn to walk upright, to use our brains, to speak, to relate to our fellow men, to construct and use tools, to explore the universe, and to express that exploration in religion, in art, in science, in philosophy.
Submitted by LibrarianCarina about 2 years ago
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I won't get left back, admitting I just don't know what I've never yet learned.
— Horace
Submitted by LibrarianCarina about 2 years ago
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Learn the ABC of science before you try to ascend to its summit.
Submitted by amaguire about 2 years ago
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How else do you learn? You have to take it literally. You cant be lackadaisical about learning. You either learn it, or you don't learn it.
Submitted by stillballinaz over 2 years ago
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It is foolish to reject criticism. In order to improve, we need to know what is lacking.
— Unknown
Submitted by sanrio007 over 2 years ago
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Before you try to change something, increase your awareness of it.
Submitted by sanrio007 over 2 years ago
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Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor.
Submitted by sanrio007 over 2 years ago
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The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
Submitted by janvt over 2 years ago
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The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
Submitted by AndyBell over 2 years ago
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It's not a question of learning much. On the contrary. It's a question of unlearning much.
— Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)
Submitted by GrimGrin over 2 years ago
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I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time.
Submitted by quotables over 2 years ago
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