Thursday, July 7, 2011

L is for Learn



Learn that the present hour alone is man's.

Samuel Johnson

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30 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    I learn something new every day, and blogland has been the best teacher, OH no, not the best, cause you still hold that top spot.teehehe.
    ~JO
    LazyonLoblolly

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  2. ellen b.July 7, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    Another great quote!!

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  3. Rocky Mountain WomanJuly 7, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    Lovely advice!

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  4. JJJuly 7, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Jenny: My followers know I do not believe in time. It is an arbitrary creation by human beings to measure stress. I removed my watch in 1987, and I never looked back.

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  5. People Who Know Me Would Say:July 7, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    Nice quote. Thought provoking.

    Ummm...Mrs. Matlock? (PJ raises her hand)

    Ummm....Sue wrote a limerick about you this week.

    Ummm...She thinks she's so smart...I mean...ummm..she's so smart.

    Ummm...if she happens to fall down on the playground, I didn't do it.

    Ummm....I wrote a limerick too....for extra credit.

    Ummm...it's about you.

    Ummm...My inspiration? Oh, it was something about "Nantucket" I heard my older brother reciting....



    There was an old woman from A Z
    who was anything other than lazy.
    She was always so busy
    Her life in a tizzy
    No wonder that woman was crazy.

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  6. mrs. cJuly 7, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    I think when you stop learning you might as well crawl under a rock!

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  7. AsylumTanyaJuly 7, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Thanks for sharing this quote. When I first began the last stages of my bachelor's degree the catch-phrase was "becoming a life-long learner." I was too naive to understand really what they were talking about, but I do now! :)

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  8. Susan AndersonJuly 7, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    PJ is such a tattle tale!

    And she DID SO push me. Honest.

    ;)

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  9. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Your students are out of control today! Love the quote!

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  10. Ms. AJuly 7, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    *giggling at PJ & Sue

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  11. EG CameraGirlJuly 7, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    Great quote! It's good to be reminded of that every so often as it's all to easy to live in the past of future.

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  12. JoJuly 7, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    Brilliant quote ... and i do learn something, usually several things, every day .... life is about learning ... listening, discovering!!!

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  13. CatherineJuly 7, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    One of my favorite "L" words! thanks you, as always for being such a gracious hostess. I Love Thursdays with Ms. Jenny! (and I also am putting a card in the mail!)

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  14. storybeaderJuly 7, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    that's far-reaching, and bold! I don't know if it's that great for long-range planning... {:-D

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  15. PatJuly 7, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    A great quote - and summer school means I can continue to Learn!

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  16. 21 WitsJuly 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Oh yes, great quote, and something we must remember when we stop learning we die!.....Every day is another gift.....just waiting to be seen!

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  17. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiJuly 7, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    This is a wonderul quote, Jenny! I like learning new things every day!

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  18. UnknownJuly 7, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Hmmmmm, live in the present & learn from it for the future... yeah, that's what I'm taking from this one:-)

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  19. JudieJuly 7, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    Now why didn't I think of that???
    Wonderful post, Jenny!!

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  20. Dazee DreamerJuly 7, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    So true.

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  21. Cheryl D.July 7, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    Great quote!

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  22. HJuly 7, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    carpe deum :)

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  23. GattinaJuly 7, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    the clock made me think of the little grandson of a friend who can't l e a r n to read this kind of watch because it's not digital !!

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  24. RebeccaJuly 7, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    I just found you tonight! I love the idea of your Alphabe-Thursdays! What fun. I'm your newest follower!

    Waving from Our Back Porch,
    Rebecca

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  25. ~✽Mumsy✽~July 8, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    Fantastic quote for today, Ms. Jenny, but there are two trouble-makers in the class this week...

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  26. Busy Bee SuzJuly 8, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Short and toooooo the point. xo

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  27. AmesJuly 8, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    I had to look it up. I had no idea who he was.
    PJ and Sue crack me up!~Ames

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  28. AnonymousJuly 9, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    That is a wonderful quote. I know lots of people who fail to enjoy the present because they are reliving the past and worrying/dreaming about the future.

    Teresa

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  29. FranciscaJuly 9, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Well, after posting to A-T for nearly a year, today I learn that Ms Jenny herself participates! Then I take this opportunity to thank you for hosting a delightful meme and for faithfully stopping by each time I participate.

    One of my favorite Johnson quote is: What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

    Have a fine weekend, Jenny.

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  30. UnknownJuly 10, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Learning is fantastic :) I love the quote!

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