“I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago, which is to play records and slow them down to figure out the notes. At first I tried to imitate Red Garland, who was my favorite jazz pianist.” WayYearsFirstsPlayKidsUsedRecordsFiguresLessonsMusicianRedYears AgoEarsJazzNotesMy FavoriteJazz MusicPianistJazz MusicianGarlands Author:Donald Fagen
“Southerners, whose ancestors a hundred years ago knew the horrors of a homeland devastated by war, are particularly determined that war shall never come to us again. All Americans understand the basic lessons of history: that we need to be resolute and able to protect ourselves, to prevent threats and domination by others.” NeedsYearsWarAbleLessonsHorrorProtectHundredYears AgoThreatDeterminedAncestorDominationHomelandDevastatedResoluteSouthernerArms Race Book:Jimmy Carter Source: Jimmy Carter
“I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my druthers, it would never have been changed at all. What I learned from it is that today seems to be the hardest lesson of all. I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned that it is not a dress rehearsal, and that today is the only guarantee you get. I learned to look at all the good in the world and to try to give some of it back because I believed in it completely and utterly.” IfsWorldWayGivingTryingYearsLooksHas BeensSeemsTodayHappenedJourneyChangedLessonsYears AgoDressesHardestGuaranteesDestinationRehearsalChanged My LifeGood In The World Author:Anna Quindlen
“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 reason is they failed to learned the primary lesson we should have learned from when Long Term Capital Management went belly up ten years ago. That is, investments that seem uncorrelated can be correlated simply because we're interested in it.” ShouldYearsLongReasonSeemsTermLessonsTenYears AgoShould HaveManagementInvestmentPrimariesLong TermBelly Author:Richard Thaler
“A few years ago, I won a Tony for Little Me and I learned two important lessons from that experience. 1. Fair-weather friends are so much more interesting to be around and 2. It's amazing what this award fetches on E-Bay.” YearsLittlesTwoImportantInterestingLessonsFairsYears AgoWeatherAwardsImportant LessonsFetchFair Weather Friend Author:Martin Short
“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 started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place.” PeopleYearsThreeHouseLessonsSingingYears AgoCompetitionCoachesLocalsThree YearsIdolsVocalSecond Place Author:Justin Bieber