source: "'I've had enough passion to last me a lifetime': Patsy Kensit on why she'll never marry again". Interview with Olivia Buxton, www.mirror.co.uk. April 21, 2012.

topic: Mistake, Curves, Lessons, Learning Curve, I've Made Mistakes

There's always a learning curve, where you've got to learn what your subject is all about.

- Brad Gilbert

topic: Curves, Subjects, Learning Curve

I've figured out my learning curve. I can look at something and somehow know exactly how long it will take for me to learn it.

- John Mayer

topic: Curves, Long, Looks, Learning Curve

parenting isn't a noun but a verb--an ongoing process instead of an accomplishment. And that no matter how many years you put into the job, the learning curve is, well, fairly flat.

- Jodi Picoult

topic: Jobs, Years, Curves, Learning Curve

I have a theory in life that there is no learning. There is no learning curve. Everything is tabula rasa. Everybody has to discover things for themselves.

- Seymour Hersh

source: Source: www.learntoquestion.com

topic: Curves, Tabula Rasa, Theory, Learning Curve

The military doesn't teach rifle marksmanship. It teaches equipment familiarity. Despite what the officer corps thinks, learning to shoot a rifle is not like learning to drive a car. Instead, it is like learning to play the violin.... The equipment familiarity learning curve comes up quick, but then the rifle marksmanship continuation of the curve rises very slowly....by shooting one careful shot at a time, carefully inspecting the result (and the cause).

- Daryl Davis

topic: Military, Gun, Thinking, Marksmanship, Learning Curve

Part of my learning curve as a novice screenwriter was peeling back the layers and getting to the core of the story. I was really blessed to have two amazing writing mentors who helped me along the way. They always encouraged me to be okay with a simple story.

- Aurora Guerrero

source: Source: blogs.indiewire.com

topic: Blessed, Writing, Simple, Learning Curve, Peeling

Think of at least three ways to generate income from your knowledge, passion and expertise. Yes, there may be a learning curve until you are actually doing it, but you're going to love the extra money flowing in.

- Meera Lester

topic: Passion, Thinking, Curves, Learning Curve, Three Ways

It's really up to me to speed up my learning curve as a player so I can contribute in a much bigger way night in and night out.

- Kevin Martin

source: Source: thestartingfive.net

topic: Player, Night, Curves, Learning Curve

The technical aspects of doing motion capture and actually, you know, capturing the motion, is very different. It's an interesting learning curve to be part of because you have so much gear on you.

- Noel Fisher

source: Source: collider.com

topic: Curves, Interesting, Different, Learning Curve

But I do think that when people say 'a learning curve,' they make a mistake. Learning to me always seems to go in a straight, ignorant line and then, every so often, takes a jump straight upward.

- Diana Wynne Jones

topic: Mistake, Thinking, Curves, Learning Curve

I have had fun running all of the Virgin businesses, so I never see a setback as a bad experience; it is just a learning curve.

- Richard Branson

source: "Richard Branson: Five Questions On Business Philosophy" by Richard Branson, www.nbcnews.com. October 23, 2010.

topic: Running, Fun, Business, Bad Experiences, Learning Curve

Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve.

- Jessica Chastain

topic: Curves, Film, Steep, Learning Curve

So I went out and bought Hard Again by Muddy Waters. That was a big learning curve. I listened to that album again and again and again. James Cotton was the harmonica player on that album.

- Sonny Terry

topic: Player, Curves, Water, Learning Curve, Harmonicas

I work with a lot of music programs and there's a steep learning curve to a lot of them. You can really find yourself trying to figure out how to do things, instead of making music. Now I have another tool with the Surface music kit.

- Joe

topic: Curves, Finding Yourself, Trying, Learning Curve

So there was something of a learning curve with doing your own thing and people seeing you outside of the band. I mean, people have never really heard my voice before - or heard a whole record of mine before. So it was a completely new experience.

- James Iha

topic: Mean, Curves, Voice, Learning Curve, Doing Your Own Thing

I learned what I need to do in the long jump, what I needed to do in the javelin and I've been able to rectify those events. It's been a bit of a learning curve, which is good.

- Jessica Ennis

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Curves, Long, Events, Learning Curve, Javelin

The problem for me is that I've never actually studied photography, so it's quite a steep learning curve. Cameras these days do so much for you automatically but I still think there's a point where you should actually know the technical side.

- Graeme Le Saux

topic: Photography, Thinking, Curves, Learning Curve

One of the learning curves I'm not going to have is being a head coach.

- Nate Oats

topic: Basketball, Curves, Coaches, Learning Curve, Head Coaches

There's no real manual on being a parent. There's no real manual on being a wife. I keep reminding myself, My mother did all this, only she never got to leave the house. OK, I can do this. We're all learning on our own learning curve.

- Kelly Ripa

source: Source: www.goodhousekeeping.com

topic: Mother, Real, Curves, Learning Curve, I Can Do This

Sometimes relationships are short, sometimes long, sometimes they're very deep and intense, and drama school is a hell of a learning curve.

- Sophie Cookson

topic: Drama, School, Curves, Learning Curve

On our first tour we just went full on, drinking too much and smoking too much before the shows. But it's a learning curve. We now know our limits.

- Dave McPherson

topic: Drinking, Curves, Smoking, Learning Curve, Drinking Too Much

There was definitely a learning curve in terms of being on film, but being on a set was all good.

- Bryce Dallas Howard

source: Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

topic: Curves, Film, Term, Learning Curve

[Jack Reacher] is the longest I'd ever shot anything - and let's be clear, this is my first studio feature film - so there was a huge learning curve.

- Patrick Heusinger

topic: Curves, Firsts, Film, Learning Curve

I've never actually been a collector. I like the learning-curve, but I buy things, sell them to finance other things.

- William Gibson

source: Source: www.heddels.com

topic: Curves, Finance, Collectors, Learning Curve

I have learned so much making first collection that I am excited to use all of it towards making the next one even better! It's been an amazing learning curve and experience.

- Beth Ditto

source: "Talking to Beth Ditto About Her New Fashion Collection: 'Don't Wait For Things to Change for You, Change It Yourself'". Interview with Clementine Desseaux, www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. February 16, 2016.

topic: Curves, Next, Firsts, Learning Curve

Real vectoring in space, real orbital mechanics, is very counterintuitive, very strange, and very hard to render. It's expensive, and there's a learning curve. Some of it is about raising audience literacy to the point where they understand that.

- Jon Spaihts

source: Source: www.mtv.com

topic: Real, Space, Curves, Learning Curve

When I say "an energy miracle," I mean that there will be some form of energy whose 24 hour cost really is competitive with hydrocarbons given, say, 20 years of learning curve. You invent it, then you look at how much its costs go down over the next 20 years, that it really beats hydrocarbons.

- Bill Gates

source: "THE BILL GATES INTERVIEW: An energy miracle is coming, and it's going to change the world". Interview with Drake Baer, www.businessinsider.com. February 22, 2016.

topic: Hydrocarbons, Learning Curve

I was trained in the theater, so I really learned a lot about how to work with the camera, just technically speaking, it's been an amazing learning curve.

- Abby Brammell

source: Source: www.thestarscoop.com

topic: Curves, Cameras, Theater, Learning Curve

One of the phrases I frequently look for is infinite learning curve.Because each entrepreneurial pattern is to some degree unique and new.

- Reid Hoffman

topic: Unique, Curves, Degrees, Learning Curve

Your dynamic with everyone will change when you graduate high school. High school is a pit of despair. It's a swirling tornado of insecurities and there's really nothing good about it.

- Kristen Bell

source: "Kristen Bell Interview YOU AGAIN". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. September 21, 2010.

topic: School, Insecurity, Despair, Learning Curve, Comparing Yourself

We aren't upset when Paramount makes a $200 million movie that flops, but if a charity experiments with a $5 million fundraising event that fails, we call in the attorneys. So charities are petrified of trying bold new revenue-generating endeavors and can't develop the powerful learning curves the for-profit sector can.

- Dan Pallotta

topic: Powerful, Curves, Fundraising, Learning Curve, Paramount

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

- Andy Serkis

topic: Curves, Shots, Learning Curve

I'm still learning. It's all a learning curve. Every time you sit down, with any given episode of any given show, it is a learning curve. You're learning something new about how to tell a story. But then, I've felt that way about everything I've ever done - television, features or whatever. Directing or writing, it always feels like the first day of school to me.

- Frank Darabont

source: Source: collider.com

topic: School, Writing, Learning Something New, Learning Curve, First Day Of School

It's interesting to be an adult and to have that level of ignorance about something, because the nice part about is you get that discovery. The learning curve is so rich and steep.

- Demetri Martin

source: Source: maximumfun.org

topic: Nice, Ignorance, Curves, Learning Curve

In "Three Cups of Tea" I was fairly critical of the military. And I mentioned that they're laptop warriors and there's no boots on the ground. But I can say now that they've gone through a tremendous learning curve.

- Greg Mortenson

source: "Bill Moyers Journal", www.pbs.org. January 15, 2010.

topic: Military, Warrior, Curves, Learning Curve, Three Cups Of Tea

I took the process of doing as much myself as I could like a duck to water. I set up my own label and publishing, etc, and it was a fun learning curve two decades ago.

- David Knopfler

topic: Fun, Curves, Two, Learning Curve

My rookie year was huge for me as far as the learning curve, especially those last three games.

- Tim Tebow

topic: Curves, Years, Games, Learning Curve

I became CEO at the beginning of the hit on old economy stocks. When something like that occurs in your first six months as a CEO of a more traditional branded firm, it makes for a fast learning curve.

- Andrea Jung

topic: Curves, Months, Firsts, Learning Curve, Branded

In the early days I'd be slaving over a mixing desk. I'm not a recording engineer but I used to mix the record. We used to do it all by ourselves. I just don't really want to do it anymore. I want somebody to do it for me. I want to concentrate on other things. That's been a big change, a learning curve. But no regrets, it's all part of life's rich tapestry.

- Stevie Jackson

source: "Belle and Sebastian". Interview with Gretta Cohn, pitchfork.com. March 6, 2006.

topic: Regret, Curves, Records, Learning Curve

It [RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE] has definitely been the biggest learning curve for me. As an actor, whenever I start on a movie, different things that I perform in ask for different skill sets. And this one is definitely the technological side of it. You have to hit your mark. You can't weave back and forth because your nose is jutting at you in 3-D. It's really been learning how to do that and also it's exciting to be on the forefront of this technology.

- Ali Larter

source: "Ali Larter On-Set Interview RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE – Read or Listen Here". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. April 20, 2010.

topic: Technology, Curves, Skills, Learning Curve, Resident Evil

It's weird: I was in a conference room, shouting out story ideas in the voices of different characters, and it was something I had to learn because I'd never been in that atmosphere. But I think I had a quick learning curve, because this is the job I was supposed to have.

- Mindy Kaling

source: Interview with Kathryn Borel, www.believermag.com.

topic: Jobs, Character, Thinking, Learning Curve, Different Characters

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