“When Clark Gable, MGM's most popular and famous leading man asked for a percentage of the profits from his films, he was flatly refused. A top executive was reported to have said, He's nobody. We took him from nobody. We lavished him with lessons and publicity and now he's the most desired man in the world. Who taught him how to walk? We straightened his teeth and capped them into that smile. We taught this dumb cluck how to depict great emotions, and now he wants a piece of the action? Never!” MenWorldWantSaidActionFilmWalksEmotionPiecesTaughtLessonsProfitTeethDumbExecutivesPercentagesPublicityMgm Author:Jeanine Basinger
“One of my earliest memories is of seeing my mother in her beach chair, reading a book under an umbrella by the water's edge while my sisters and I played beside her. Of all the life lessons she taught me, that is one of my favorites: to take time at a place I love, restore my spirit with books and the beach.” BookSpiritMotherReadingWaterMemoriesSeeingTaughtLessonsEdgesBeachChairsMy SisterLife LessonTake TimeUmbrella Author:Luanne Rice
“Luckily, I remembered something Malcolm Cowley had taught us at Stanford - perhaps the most important lesson a writing class (not a writer, understand, but a class) can ever learn. 'Be gentle with one another's efforts,' he often admonished us. 'Be kind and considerate with your criticism. Always remember that it's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.'” WritingKindImportantBookHardRememberEffortClassTaughtLessonsCriticismGentleRememberedBe KindGood BookTaught UsConsiderateImportant LessonsStanford Author:Ken Kesey
“The real lesson Orville (Redenbacher) taught me was the power of a good brand to trump all rhyme or reason in the marketplace.” RealReasonTaughtTrumpLessonsBrandsRhymeMarketplace Author:David F. D'Alessandro
“The price of Christmas toys is outrageous - a hundred dollars, two hundred dollars for video games for the youngsters. I remember a Christmas years ago when my son was a kid. I bought him a tank. It was about a hundred dollars, a lot of money in those days. It was the kind of tank you could actually get inside and ride in. He played in the box it came in. It taught me a very valuable lesson. Next year he got a box. And I got a hundred dollars' worth of scotch.” YearsKindTwoKidsRememberNextGamesTaughtSonLessonsHundredYears AgoDollarsBoxesValuableVideoMy SonToysLots Of MoneyTanksNext YearOutrageousYoungstersScotchValuable Lessons Author:Johnny Carson
“The best traders I know are also the most humble people I know, coincidence? Or has the market taught them some very valuable lessons?” PeopleKnowsTaughtLessonsHumbleValuableCoincidenceTradersValuable Lessons Author:Steve Burns
“I remembered a time when my grandmother had asked me to explain television to her - the guts, not the funny pictures. There are things which cannot be taught in ten easy lessons, nor popularized for the masses; they take years of skull sweat. This be treason in an age when ignorance has come into its own and one man's opinion is as good as another's. But there it is. As Star says, the world is what it is - and doesn't forgive ignorance.” MenWorldYearsAgeStarsEasyOpinionTelevisionIgnoranceTaughtLessonsTenMassForgivingRememberedGutsGrandmotherOne ManSweatMy GrandmotherSkullsTreason Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“When I was a teenager, my biggest lessons came from Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. I learned so much from opening up for those artists, and it also taught me how to treat your opening acts and make them feel like they're part of a family, not just a tour.” FeelsArtistTaughtLessonsTreatsOpeningTeenagerOpening UpBradRascalsKennyPaisley Author:Taylor Swift
“I'm glad Hurricane Katrina happened. It taught us an important lesson: black people can't swim.” PeopleImportantBlackHappenedTaughtLessonsGladSwimBlack PeopleHurricanesTaught UsKatrinaImportant LessonsHurricane Katrina Author:Carlos Mencia
“I'd always had an interest in guitar from about seven years old. But I first actually had lessons when I was about fifteen in Scotland, in Edinburgh. There was a folk club there and a girl called Jill Doyle taught me the guitar, who happened to be Davey Graham's sister. Davey Graham is one of my heroes and always has been. Fantastic guitar player. And he's had a strong influence on me all the way through.” WayYearsFirstsHas BeensGirlStrongInterestPlayerHappenedInfluenceTaughtHeroLessonsSevenGuitarFolksClubsFantasticFifteenScotlandSeven YearsMy HeroGuitar PlayerEdinburgh Author:Bert Jansch
“It only takes about 50 contact hours to transmit basic literacy and math skills well enough that kids can be self-teachers from then on. The cry for 'basic skills' practice is a smokescreen behind which schools pre-empt the time of children for twelve years and teach them the six lessons I've just taught you.” YearsWellsChildrenSelfEnoughKidsSchoolHoursBehindsTeachPracticeTeacherCryTaughtLessonsSkillsSixMathContactTwelveLiteracyTransmitMath Skills Author:John Taylor Gatto
“The life lessons taught by John Wooden have become legend. Here's a collection of some of the greatest 'Woodenisms.'” TaughtLessonsCollectionsLegendsLife Lesson Author:John Wooden
“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 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
“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
“I am raising my children with the Christian faith and life lessons I was taught. I am equipping them with all of the information and guidance as a parent and hope they will make sound decisions. The most important thing is to teach kids to stand firm in what they believe and not be swayed by detractors no matter what the subject matter.” BelieveChildrenImportantMatterKidsChristianParentSoundDecisionTeachSubjectsInformationTaughtLessonsNo Matter WhatImportant ThingsFirmMy ChildrenGuidanceLife LessonSubject MatterChristian FaithStand Firm Author:Gretchen Carlson
“When you're on the yard, prisoner politics dictate that you only socialize with your own race. If you fraternize with other races, you can get taught a painful lesson. And there are inmates with a level of consciousness who feel it's their duty to enforce this segregation.” IfsFeelsLevelsRaceConsciousnessTaughtDutyLessonsPainfulPrisonerYardsSegregationInmates Author:James Fox
“My grandmother taught me two very important lessons before she passed: hold the door for everyone and always say "thank you." That means to treat everyone the same, no matter if it is the President or a homeless mother begging for food. And never forget to thank those who have helped you, whether it is the person serving you food at a restaurant or your third-grade teacher who taught you the multiplication tables.” IfsMeanPersonsTwoImportantMatterMotherPresidentForgetTeacherDoorsTaughtLessonsTreatsThirdsTablesRestaurantsGradesGrandmotherServingNever ForgetHomelessMy GrandmotherBeggingSaying Thank YouImportant LessonsMultiplicationThird Grade Author:Michael Skolnik
“There are so many messages and lessons that I have been taught that I would want to share with people. Perhaps one that is very present in my mind now is the concept that we are all living on this one tiny planet that we call Earth. It is very small and is not getting any bigger, but the amount of people living on this planet continues to grow at a rapid rate.” PeopleWantMindHas BeensEarthGrowsShareTaughtPlanetsAmountLessonsMessagesConceptsBiggerRateTinyRapidsLiving On Author:Yanni
“My drummer right now, who was also the first drummer in Weeping Tile, Jon McCann, told me that [Hip drummer] Johnny Fay took drum lessons from [McCann's] dad, who taught a lot of the drummers in Kingston. He said that when he was in Grade 9, the Hip were the model; the goal was to get an agent and gig as much as possible.” FirstsSaidGoalTaughtDadLessonsRight NowModelsAgentsHipsGradesWeepingGigsDrummerTiles Author:Sarah Harmer
“I've been in New York for 15 months. Winning two stars in the Zagat number one best newcomer within ten months of opening in New York has taught me a big lesson.” TwoBigsWinningStarsNumbersNew YorkTaughtMonthsLessonsTenOpeningNewcomers Author:Gordon Ramsay
“[I was filmed] against a blue screen [in the Star Wars]. All the rest came later, in Lucasland. They did have me take gun lessons, though. I went to the same guys who taught Robert De Niro for Taxi Driver.” WarGuyStarsTaughtLessonsGunBlueScreensDriversTaxiDe Niro Author:Carrie Fisher
“Your kids have been taught that there is a more equivalence between Martin Luther King and today's Muslims - a moral equivalent between today's aggrieved gays and lessons and Muslims. They're all victims of an evil and ill-formed United States of America.” Has BeensStatesKidsTodayAmericaEvilUnitedMoralUnited StatesTaughtKingsLessonsGayVictimIllUnited States Of AmericaLuther Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think that every day we are taught lessons and sometimes we don't realize or see it.” ThinkingSometimesRealizingTaughtLessons Author:LaToya Jackson