I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's...
Holding strong opinions in the face of weak evidence is a sign that you're not thinking critically. Conviction should follow the facts, not precede them. What you want to believe shouldn't dictate what you believe. A key to lifelong learning is valuing curiosity over...
Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.
Those who read the press of their group and listen to the radio of their group are constantly reinforced in their allegiance. They learn more and more that their group is right, that its actions are justified; thus their beliefs are strengthened. At the same time,...
Moses spent forty years thinking he was somebody; forty years learning he was nobody; and forty years learning what God can do with a nobody.
Love is the destination, the telos, the goal–but we learn that we never arrive. We drive in the direction of love, but our destination keeps receding beyond the horizon. Yet we dare not set our course for any other destination. from Introducing Christian Ethics
In times of change, Learners inherit the earth, while the Learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
To live in this world, we must learn how to stand in the tragic gap, the gap between what is and what could be, with faith and hope.
I've learned that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.