Top 350 Learnt Quotes

I’ve learnt not to expect a lot from supermodels – we’ve had them on ‘Strictly’ before and they’ve been horrendous.

I have learnt that bullies use fear and intimidation as their primary weapons.

With time, the one thing that I have learnt is, never taking the opportunity for granted.

I learnt how acting is more about listening to the other person; it is about reaction. You learn to be a foil, and that helped when it came to directing.

I learnt to drive at around eleven years old. In an old jeep on a field in Colorado. There were lots of ditches. I could barely see over the steering wheel.

I studied journalism and was idealistic as a student. In course of time, I learnt that there’s a lot of politics, and it’s not easy to put forth your point of view as an investigative journalist.

I never challenged the ICC verdict. This means I accepted my punishment. It is mentioned in Islamic law that you have got to be punished if you commit a mistake. What is important is that I have learnt my lesson.

I’ve learnt that from stand-up – you should always worry that it’s going to go badly, otherwise you’re too laissez faire.

I used to be very shy, and when I joined Satyanand sir’s acting school, I used to be afraid to talk in front of everyone. But I learnt so much from Satyanand sir.

I learnt to always keep my mind open to new ideas and looked at each new assignment as an opportunity to learn and prove myself.

I’m really happy with how things have gone in Santander. I think coming back to Spanish football has been crucial. This is where I grew up as a player, where I learnt the game.

My grandfather died before I started making films, but I definitely learnt this from him: believe in your own judgment and stick to your guns – 99% of the time, you’ll be glad you did.

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learnt is patience. It’s critical when raising a child.

I met a 13-year-old black child, Raymond, who had never been to school and had never learnt any words, yet it seemed to me that he was intelligent. It became apparent after a short period that Raymond thought in terms of visual signs and movements.

I didn’t have any sophistication. I didn’t really have any great taste or anything like that. I was just a kid from Brooklyn. But what I learnt is the why, the how. The work ethic.

I spoke Spanish when I was three, and then Maltese. I love dictionaries. I like foreigners. My dad moved every year before I was 14, and I learnt to like abroad. I’m not scared of change.

I adore the incredibly tight clothing! My own wardobe’s changed – I’ve streamlined a little bit and definitely learnt from Joan’s sleekiness and tailoring.

Acting is learnt, not taught.

For ages I thought I’d wasted my career doing visual effects, I wanted to be a filmmaker. And then I’ve learnt at the end of it all that actually visual effects was probably the best training ground I could have had.

My sister has always been very supportive; she has stood by my decisions and also helps me choose wisely. I’ve learnt a lot from her.

I’ve never really had a waist. Even when I was at my slimmest, my silhouette was very straight up, straight down. But I have learnt how to give myself a bit of waist by optical illusion. For this, bring on the belts.

Ram Gopal Varma had signed me for ‘Satya’ and two days before the shoot, I was dropped out of the film. He didn’t even have the decency to call me or my manager and inform me about the reality. I learnt from the press that he had begun shooting without me.

I learnt tennis, swimming, basketball and several others, but the sport I loved the most was golf.

I’ve learnt so much since I joined cinema. I just want to take it as a positive experience.

I learnt not to trust people easily and also learnt that Indians are not really used to reality TV. They will forgive people playing games in monopoly or chess but not on reality show. Come on, lets grow up.

Yes I got into things with girls who only liked me because of who I was. But I learnt my lesson quickly.

Why do our kids need to be protected from flu? Isn’t that something only for the cold western countries who have long, cold, below-zero winters? That’s what I thought until I learnt that India’s tropical weather facilitates circulation of viruses around the year, unlike the West, which sees a peak only during winter.

I’ve learnt some important lessons: I never rely on the opinion of one doctor alone. I do my own research; I read up and am ready with questions I need answered.

I’ve learnt that if I tell myself I’m not allowed something, I binge on it later. So if I want chocolate, I have chocolate. If I want biscuits, I have biscuits. I love cake. I just love cake.

I don’t have technique because I never learnt any.

I’ve learnt the best way to put on the fragrance is by spraying it and walking into it so it’s all over you.

It is impossible to remain indifferent to Japanese culture. It is a different civilisation where all you have learnt must be forgotten. It is a great intellectual challenge and a gorgeous sensual experience.

If you are an autodidact, you probably do write more in the rhythm of speech rather than having learnt prose.

I have learnt one thing in life: that if you love someone, you have to accept that person with his/her flaws.

The greatest shoemaker in England for many, many decades; he used to be the royal shoe-maker for the Queen Mother. This is where I learnt my trade.

I learnt about plants from my father, who was a herbalist and an amateur microscopist.

When I was a youngster, Praveen Kumar was in the same club as me, and because we are similar bowlers, I learnt a lot from him. We used to have conversations, but not a lot. What was very helpful was observing what he was bowling, the kind of fields he had, and what his thinking was.

What I’ve learnt from ‘Friends’ is don’t let the characters get together because then it won’t be as good afterwards.

I must be informed, that one of my great duties was, to obey the priests in all things; and this I soon learnt, to my utter astonishment and horror, was to live in the practice of criminal intercourse with them.

I wasn’t really taught about the value of money. I just learnt it as I grew up, but I do remember my dad telling me that it was important to always have some savings, and that stuck with me. I’ve always believed that putting money aside is a good thing.

My children are, without question, the most wonderful thing. I’ve learnt more about myself through my children than any other experience in my life.

I’ve learnt that, sometimes, how others see you is not the same as how you see yourself. I’ve learnt about how you can be multitasking – and sometimes other people see that you’re multitasking. And that’s not very nice for them.

I learnt a whole lot from my mother. About music, relationships, being a good person, loving people, the whole of life. I learnt about everything from her. Every single day I think about her. All through the day.

Theatre, for me, is my playing field. That’s where I learnt my craft.

I can cook because my life depended on it when I lived in Thailand. Either I learnt cooking, or I learnt how it felt to starve. I chose cooking.

I learnt that I must never finish a book with nothing else to do.

Winning breeds more winning, that’s what I’ve learnt. Getting on a roll is important.

We never learnt the right lessons. We never went to the root of the problem. Once you start politicising religion, you play with fire and get burnt as well. Another lesson we did not learn is that Muslims are not homogenous.

I learnt one thing in the past or in my life: the only person you can change is yourself, and it has to come from within.

Security is a complicated idea and one with an immense potential to trap us – that was one lesson I learnt from my father.

There is so much that I have learnt from Shilpa. She also didn’t come from any filmi background, so I took lessons from her mistakes.

I’ve learnt so much from Mithunda.

When I was actively working, I had more than my share of limelight. But over the last many years I have been leading a quiet life and I’ve learnt to value my privacy.

I never learnt Hebrew because my health was fragile, and it was thought that learning Hebrew would be an added burden. I regret it, because I would like to be able to join in fully. Not that I am a believer, but I would like to be.

When I launched my channel, I felt I was ready to do this. It’s not that I had learnt everything – because as an artiste you never stop learning, but I was ready to put out my voice in the world.

My father is my idol, and I have grown up watching his films. He is my biggest influence and inspiration. I have learnt a lot from him, and I am who I am because of him. I’m extremely grateful to him for that.

My mother always tells me that when I was a little kid, my first ambition was to be a truck driver, and after that, I went through everything from wanting to be a Prime Minister to an air hostess, but never an actor. So I became one, and it was a great journey. I learnt a lot, worked very hard.