Taught Quotes

In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.

Parents have a right to insist that godless evolution not be taught to their children.

My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.

Jeff Bridges taught me a lot about how to keep a scene fresh.

And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected.

Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list.

Life has taught me to think, but thinking has not taught me to live.

My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be.

We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids.

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success.

Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right.

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles.

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.

When Bryan Price taught me how to throw a changeup, he made me see myself. All my life, I've been the equivalent of a fastball pitcher - trying to use blazing speed and brute force to wow the people around me.

We are coming out of a century that was taught that one way of looking at the world, that one form of behavior, is as valid as another. The idea of true evil has been blown away.

We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.

Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

My mother taught me everything I know; how to speak properly, posture, enunciation.

My mom taught me not to talk about money.

Emotions have taught mankind to reason.

One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question every single thing you are taught.

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform.

My parents just always taught me to be reasonable.

I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.

I studied and performed and even taught mime years ago.

I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It was wonderful to grow up with so many siblings. We were all just a year or two apart, and we were always so supportive of each other. I learned everything from my older brother and sister and taught it to my younger sisters.

Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.

I'm left handed, but my dad taught me to play guitar right-handed.