“The lesson is that voters in both parties are in a very anti-establishment, populist mood. Hillary Clinton is the establishment candidate.” PartyLessonsClintonMoodCandidatesVotersEstablishmentPopulist Author:Mara Liasson
“I think that one of the other lessons about what happened here is that open carry laws, even though many police, sheriff departments in Colorado support them, make it much harder for law enforcement to do their jobs.” ThinkingJobsLawSupportHappenedLessonsHarderPoliceDepartmentLaw EnforcementEnforcementColoradoSheriffs Author:Jonathan Michel Metzl
“Taj [ Johnson] is the singer in my family. So whenever I would be practicing my warmups in the house, she would let me have it. I could be on the other side of the house doing my voice lessons and she would scream, "Drop your jaw for those long notes."” LongWould BeHouseSidesVoiceLessonsMy FamilyLet MeNotesSingersScreamJohnson Author:Eddie George
“I think every script has meaningful messages no matter what it is, because inherently life is full of meaning and every single day we lean a lesson.” ThinkingMatterLife IsLessonsMessagesNo Matter WhatScriptsMeaningful Author:Shailene Woodley
“Love can make you turn on yourself, and it can do harmful things to you. It's a deep lesson in human psychology, as with many of the stories. Anyways, that's just an example of one of the most wicked women in the Nights.” HumansStoriesNightTurnsCan DoPsychologyExampleLessonsWickedTurn-on Author:Marina Warner
“Each genre has something to teach me about the others. Not all the lessons are transferable, but many of the most important ones are.” ImportantTeachLessonsGenre Author:Julianna Baggott
“The lessons learned in journalism also apply. Writing for NPR has taught me to cut a piece in half and then in half again - without losing the essence. Apply that to the swollen prose of a bulky novel and you might reveal a beautiful work.” WritingMightBeautifulHalfNovelPiecesCuttingTaughtLessonsLosingEssenceJournalismProseSwollenLesson LearnedNpr Author:Julianna Baggott
“I had severed relations with the Romanian exiles who had become politically conservative and even extremely right wing; I was giving chess lessons to earn a living. Luckily we spoke quite a bit of French at home so it wasn't too difficult for me to write in my adopted language.” GivingWritingHomeLanguageBitsDifficultLessonsRelationWingsConservativeChessSpokesAdoptedExileRight Wing Author:Dumitru Tepeneag
“The best and easiest lesson for me was to learn that writing is mostly hard work.” WritingHardHard WorkLessons Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell
“Maybe the hardest lesson is the one I have to learn over and over again, that each story is its own animal, that every story I write is going to come only with difficulty.” WritingStoriesAnimalLessonsDifficultyHardest Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell
“When I took drum lessons as a kid the teacher would always ask me if I practiced, and I'd be like 'nope' and he'd be like: "Well you're not going to be able to play the beat." So I would ask him to show me, and he'd show me and I'd be able to hear it and play it, so I've always not really been good at reading things.” IfsWellsPlayShowsKidsAbleReadingAsksTeacherLessonsBeatsAsk MeShow Me Author:Zac Farro
“I started taking lessons in third grade because I thought it was a fun thing to do. Through my acting teacher, I got my manager. That was about 5th grade. So once that happened it kind of clicked that I probably should pursue acting as a career.” ShouldKindFunActingCareersTeacherHappenedLessonsThirdsPursueManagersThings To DoGradesFun ThingsThird GradeActing Teachers Author:Jared Gilman
“When I was taking my canoeing lessons I was given this oar to practice with, and I decided to have everyone sign it. All the cast and crew signed it and now I'm going to frame it.” GivenPracticeLessonsDecidedCastsCrewOarCanoeing Author:Jared Gilman
“Every step of the way I think you learn something that makes you a better player, and all those lessons really come out when it matters the most in a championship.” ThinkingWayMatterStepsPlayerLessonsChampionshipEvery Step Author:Stephen Curry
“Replacing it with a thought. I sometimes think, "What the hell. I have four working limbs right now. I'm winning just to even have the privilege of this experience!" Steering my brain onto this track of thought begins the process of being grateful for the lesson and returns my mind to a more peaceful place.” ThinkingMindSometimesWinningProcessBrainHellFourReturnLessonsRight NowGratefulPrivilegeTrackPeacefulBe GratefulLimbsSteeringPeaceful Places Author:Graham Shiels
“To stay balanced, I exercise by walking and taking private Pilates lessons and salsa dance lessons. I also meditate and spend quality time with my kids by baking or doing crafts, hiking, going to the theater and movies.” KidsQualityWalkingExerciseLessonsTheaterCraftsHikingBalancedBakingPilatesSalsaQuality Time Author:Andrea Navedo
“I cry and pray and try to find the positive or the lesson for my pain.” TryingPainCryPrayingLessons Author:Lisa Vidal
“One of my biggest lessons has been to be easier on myself and not make things such a big deal. It's a wonderful feeling to experience a shift when you realize that you have the power to change the patterns within yourself. Today, I still have moments where I feel myself start to go to the place of not being on my own team, but then I reel myself back.” FeelsHas BeensStillsMomentsFeelingsBigsTodayRealizingMy OwnDealsWonderfulTeamEasierLessonsPatternsBig DealPower To Change Author:Renee Marino
“Perseverance is my biggest lesson. When I started to get involved in environmental protection some years ago, my people did not take it seriously and they never considered it important. But today, people look at what I do and they truly recognize those efforts, and eventually they join you as "environmental activists" too!” PeopleYearsLooksImportantTodayEffortInvolvedLessonsYears AgoEnvironmentalPerseveranceProtectionActivistGet InvolvedEnvironmental Protection Author:Li Bingbing
“I've had so many [life lessons], but the more I've walked through tough times, the stronger I've become. I truly believe anything is possible if you fully manifest it. I've been to the top and I believe I've been to the bottom as well. Respecting yourself is key - physically and mentally. It's OK to take care of yourself.” IfsBelieveWellsCareI BelieveKeysLessonsToughStrongerBottomTake CareManifestLife LessonTough TimesAnything Is PossibleTake Care Of YourselfRespect Yourself Author:Matt Sorum
“I am not the center of the universe. And it's a lesson that I keep having to learn; it's my ongoing work, I'd say. And being in a career that is predicated on a degree of self-absorption, that is a tricky thing to negotiate sometimes.” SelfSometimesUniverseCareersLessonsDegreesOngoingTrickyAbsorptionSelf AbsorptionCenter Of The Universe Author:Patrick Fabian
“My greatest life lesson has been to not wait for the opportunities to come to me. I realize how important it is to be proactive and to create the opportunities myself.” Has BeensImportantOpportunityWaitingRealizingLessonsLife LessonProactiveGreatest Life Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“Biggest lesson? Discovering that the less I think about myself and the more I think about what I can do for others, the more I get out of life. Ultimately, it makes me a happier person. You have to give it away if you want to get it back. After all, humility isn't thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.” IfsThinkingWantGivingPersonsI CanCan DoHumilityLessonsDiscoveringThinking Of YouThinking Of YourselfThinking Less Author:Kevin Griffin
“There's a lesson to be learned out of everything we go through in life. I recall when I left [Jack Gordon], and my mother was so upset. "How could you allow him to beat you? You should really be upset with him." And I said, "Mother, I can't be." She goes, "Why?" I said, "Because I can't harbor hatred in my heart." I was extremely religious and extremely naïve. God took me through that for a reason, for me to learn the outcome.” ShouldHeartSaidI CanReasonMotherLeftReligiousMy HeartLessonsBeatsHatredUpsetOutcomesRecallsHarborsBecause I CanLessons To Be Learned Author:LaToya Jackson
“I think one of my biggest lessons so far in life is that hard work really does pay off. It may not culminate in the way you expected it to, but I have found that when I really put my head down and apply myself, I often get a good result.” ThinkingWayMayDoeHardLife IsFoundResultsPayHard WorkLessonsDown AndExpected Author:Amanda Schull
“I've had enough experience with knowing that things will turn out just fine. I pray for that. There's a lesson in everything. Looking for the lesson is grounding.” EnoughTurnsKnowingFinePrayingLessonsI PrayHad EnoughGrounding Author:Kim Coles
“How many times have I been in my therapist's office, saying, "I think I'm smarter than this! I've been down this road! I've learned this lesson!" And she's like, "Yeah, and you're learning it a little bit deeper."” ThinkingLittlesBitsLessonsOfficeLittle BitYeahDeeperI've LearnedSmarterTherapists Author:Daphne Zuniga
“It was a hard lesson to learn, but eventually I had to come to grips with the fact that I cannot solve everyone's problems and lead them to a happy, fulfilled life. They have to figure that out on their own.” HardFactsProblemFiguresLessonsSolveFulfilledFulfilled LifeHard Lessons Author:Theo Rossi
“More than anything, it's [yoga] really led to a solid belief in two fundamental things: that we have everything we will ever need, and more, within us, and we are all one. Not only has it given me great lessons in abundance and the infiniteness of our gifts, but it has led to a more conscious enjoyment of my work and my life.” NeedsTwoBeliefGivenLessonsConsciousYogaFundamentalsEnjoymentAbundance Author:Reggie Lee
“Loving the process. I learn it over and again and in different ways. I'm speaking particularly to the musical process, but I definitely think that this lesson transcends. Loving the life process. Loving the process of becoming stronger by experiencing something that makes me feel unsteady. The process of speaking and living my truth and making my own path.” ThinkingWayFeelsDifferentProcessMy OwnPathBecomingLessonsStrongerMusicalDifferent WaysMy TruthExperiencing SomethingBecoming Stronger Author:Madi Diaz
“My biggest life lesson is that the past is the past. I do my best not to bring history into my present. It ain't ever easy, but it usually creates more opportunity for joyful experiences.” PastOpportunityEasyLessonsLife LessonJoyful Author:Dash Mihok
“As actors, we have to be able to keep ourselves open to feel, and that's a life lesson I think many people don't get a chance to learn. In my personal life, I've learned to carry this lesson with me.” PeopleThinkingFeelsAbleActorsChanceLessonsI've LearnedLife LessonPersonal Life Author:Betsy Landin
“One of the big lessons from behavioral economics is that we make decisions as a function of the environment that we're in.” BigsDecisionEnvironmentLessonsEconomicsFunctionBehavioral Economics Author:Dan Ariely
“I think, while it is true that the Hillary Clinton and I voted differently on the war in Iraq, what is important is that we learn the lesson of the war in Iraq. And that lesson is intrinsic to my foreign policy if elected president, is the United States cannot do it alone. We cannot be the policeman of the world. We are now spending more I believe than the next eight countries on defense. We have got to work in strong coalition with the major powers of the world and with those Muslim countries that are prepared to stand up and take on terrorism.” IfsThinkingWorldBelieveImportantWarCountryStatesNextStrongI BelievePresidentUnitedUnited StatesPolicyLessonsMajorsPreparedClintonIraqEightTerrorismSpendingDefenseForeign PolicyPolicemenCoalitions Author:Bernie Sanders
“One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President.” IfsWantCoursesPresidentLessonsBeatsGolfGolf Course Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“And one thing the void certainly can teach us is how to wait, how to become truly patient, and how to let go of superfluous intellectual baggage - all of which is a good lesson for hyper-agitated multi-tasking goal-focussed contemporary human beings.” HumansWaitingGoalHuman BeingsTeachOne ThingLessonsLetting GoIntellectualPatientContemporaryVoidBaggageSuperfluousHyperMulti Tasking Author:George Pattison
“Shake It Up definitely teaches kids about the importance of reaching for your dreams and setting high goals. It also teaches great lessons about friendship and family.” DreamKidsGoalTeachLessonsImportanceSettingSettingsYour DreamsShakesReachingAbout FriendshipHigh GoalsShake It UpFriendship And Family Author:Zendaya
“I learned to play piano on my own and my parents thought "Oh it would be a good thing for you take piano lessons. That's the way you really need to learn to play the piano."” WayNeedsPlayWould BeParentMy OwnLessonsGood ThingsPianoPiano Lesson Author:Colin Munroe
“I had been taking various lessons. I've also had a lot of incredible singers give me a ton of great advice. From Cyndi Lauper, who kind of taught me the basics, and I've also worked with Bird. She's a tremendous coach and she often coaches the contestants on 'American Idol.' I've had a great amount of support.” GivingKindSupportAdviceTaughtAmountLessonsBirdGive MeIncrediblesVariousCoachesSingersIdolsBasicsAmerican IdolContestantsGreat Advice Author:Margaret Cho
“Are there women in your world now that have given you those lessons in confidence? Oh absolutely. Meryl [Streep] does it all the time. I think she does it in a way that she doesn't even understand or think she's doing it.” ThinkingWorldWayDoeGivenLessons Author:Viola Davis
“There was a band in San Diego, Bluegrass Etc, that played a weekly gig. My parents would take my brother and me every Saturday night for 7 or 8 years. Sean and I started taking lessons with them and they gave us a great foundation in bluegrass instrumentation. They were the lens through which I saw music for a very long time.” YearsLongNightParentSawsBrotherLessonsBandLong TimeFoundationMy BrotherEtcSaturdayLensesGigsSaturday NightSeanSan DiegoBluegrassInstrumentation Author:Sara Watkins
“I'm not trying to make any radio hits, or throw any curve ball or any bullshit. I've learned my lesson in life to just do what I love and if people accept it that's great. It's going to be, if you are a Madchild fan, it is going to be me at my purest rawest form. But I have come up with some things that I think are me thinking outside of the box and going to the next level.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingFormNextLevelsAcceptingFansLessonsBallsCome UpRadioBoxesI've LearnedLife LessonBullshitCurvesNext Level Author:Shane Bunting
“You can learn a lesson the first time, when it's presented in a package that is joyous - or at least palatable. But if you don't learn the lesson the first time, then there will be a second time and a third time. And each time it will just get harder and harder.” IfsFirstsLessonsFirst TimeThirdsHarderPackagesJoyousLearning LessonsThird Time Author:Marianne Williamson
“Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.” ResponsibilityTaughtDisciplineLessonsLife LessonGymnasticsGymnast Author:Shawn Johnson
“I spent the last week of Ryan's life in Indiana, Indianapolis, with Jeanne and Andrea, Jeanne, his mother, Andrea, his sister, and some other beautiful people who came. And it taught me a lesson.” PeopleLastsBeautifulMotherWeekTaughtLessonsIndianaBeautiful PeopleAndreaIndianapolis Author:Elton John
“The other big lesson from Katrina is that it pays to be prepared. But it's also very difficult to stay prepared because the longer you go between events the more you'll see complacency.” BigsDifficultPayEventsLessonsPreparedBe PreparedComplacencyKatrina Author:Richard E. Besser
“The main one is that these apparel jobs are a very important means for young women in these countries to gain autonomy. The other big lesson is that it can't be just about activism. This is most clear to me in the case of China, where we do not have freedom of the press. If the press is free and can report on what's happening, then change happens.” IfsMeanImportantCountryBigsHappensJobsYoungCasesClearLessonsHappeningsGainsPressesChinaActivismReportsYoung WomenAutonomyFreedom Of The PressApparel Author:Pietra Rivoli
“The first song I wrote, in fifth grade, was totally ripped from Jeffrey Lewis. My aunt's boyfriend gave me bass lessons, and I played drums for a year in sixth grade. Around seventh grade, I got a guitar and forgot everything else.” YearsFirstsSongLessonsGuitarGradesFifthAuntBassRippedSixth GradeSeventh GradeFifth Grade Author:Frankie Cosmos
“Adding instruments to parts of a song and having them somehow find a pocket. That to me was a huge lesson. Like, there's more than 808s in the universe.” SongUniverseHugeLessonsInstrumentsPockets Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“Suppose you have a parallel self who has made different choices, who is following a different event track since you made certain choices in your life. Maybe you can reach to that self and borrow gifts and lessons from that self and maybe even help them on their road.” MadeDifferentSelfHelpingCertainChoicesEventsLessonsTrackFollowingParallelsDifferent Choices Author:Robert Moss