Quotes about Experience

126 quotes about Experience

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by...

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about experience

There is no experience to knock you down, if you have the...

There is no experience to knock you down, if you have the courace to face out life.

Quote by Octavian Paler about experience

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Quote by Oscar Wilde about experience

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Quote by Oscar Wilde about experience

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest

Quote by Confucius about experience

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience...

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad.

Quote by William Shakespeare about experience

Informed by our sad experience of history, we require...

Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about experience

No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own...

No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own bills through this. It's not a pleasant experience.

Quote by Bruce Babbitt about experience

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought...

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

Quote by Edward Abbey about experience

When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the...

When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life.

Quote by Jack Henry Abbott about experience

I would go on the bus by myself; I couldn't even read...

I would go on the bus by myself; I couldn't even read with my violin under my arm, but it was a learning experience and I ultimately persevered.

Quote by Randy Bachman about experience

No matter what happened with BTO, The Guess Who, or...

No matter what happened with BTO, The Guess Who, or anything that wasn't successful, it was always a learning experience.

Quote by Randy Bachman about experience

There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see in particular human experience some significant symbolism of man's general destiny.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about experience

And so I think that if the person has the funds, the network, and the equipment to do this, and also the experience, which is the key factor, then they can be quite deadly.

Quote by John Abizaid about experience

Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own...

Well, the hardest thing to do, as we know from our own experience on 9/11 is protect everything all the time.

Quote by John Abizaid about experience

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about experience

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by...

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.

Quote by Francis Bacon about experience

In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every...

In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.

Quote by Ansel Adams about experience

There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define; we can grasp them only in the depths of...

Quote by Ansel Adams about experience

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

Quote by Douglas Adams about experience

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