#taught

Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow. ↗

— Toru Takemitsu

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Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe. ↗

— Whitney Houston

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My grandmother always taught me, 'If you don't have a home, family, and church, you don't have anything.' ↗

— Jennifer Hudson

#anything #church #family #grandmother #home

I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#act #always #anybody #bad #check

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage. ↗

— Clay Aiken

#achieve #courage #dreams #i #lacked

Civic education and civic responsibility should be taught in elementary school. ↗

— Donna Brazile

#education #elementary #elementary school #responsibility #school

Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made up my mind that this was what I love to do best and this was the world I was going to occupy. ↗

— Anita Desai

#best #could #doing #ever #first

My mom taught me to go after my dreams. I have this faith in myself that I must have gotten from her. ↗

— Amy Jo Johnson

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You know, I've taught philosophy for years and one argues in the hypothetical all the time. ↗

— Bill Bennett

#i #know #philosophy #taught #time

We've been taught to believe that actions speak louder than words. But I think words speak pretty loud all of our lives; we carry these words in our head. ↗

— Marlo Thomas

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