Most of us believe we can spot a drowning person when we see one. But we always make the mistake of thinking that drowning only involves what. believe it or not, you have missed quite...

I taught myself to tune in to another person’s wavelength, figure out what they were looking for, and try to project that thing back at them.

One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas.

Surely one of the most visible lessons taught by the twentieth century has been the existence, not so much of a number of different realities, but of a number of different lenses with which to...

When I taught, all my best students were women.

If you become a teacher, by your pupils you’ll be taught.

Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person.

Harvard makes mistakes too, you know. Kissinger taught there.

In my own worst seasons I’ve come back from the colorless world of despair by forcing myself to look hard, for a long time, at a single glorious thing: a flame of red geranium outside...

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

You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear.

My mum taught me that redheads shouldn’t wear pink, red or orange, but if you choose the right shade, such as a bright orange or a cherry red, it can look fabulous.

One of the things we’re taught as actors is restraint – don’t jump off the cliff.

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is.

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.

I’d been raised by my parents who taught me not to think you’re better than you are.