Churchill was the canny political animal very devious bursting with energy and determination learning as hard as he could.

Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning.

Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.

I think I'm learning to be bolder in my career choices and be more confident in my personal life. I haven't always felt very secure as an individual but now I feel I certain confidence and sense of self that gets me through the day a lot better than before.

I am involved with 'Write Girl ' which is such a great organization because they go into inner city schools and work with underprivileged girls to pair them up with other writers. And it gets them learning to express themselves and become familiar with their own voice. They have a 100% success ratio getting those girls into college.

It's not like learning how to hit a curve ball in baseball.

Now for this book I had to learn the world of the Senate which is really for all that's written about the Senate an unknowing world and its mores and the way things work with subcommittees and all. I loved learning about that.

I'm constantly learning and that is the greatest gift of life in my opinion - to always be learning and growing.

You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly way before they're ready.

The learning curve is 'The Hobbit' is being shot in 3D.