One thing I was told early in my career is when you walk out on the field, the name on the back of your jersey is not yours - it's your dad's. I've carried that with me forever as something - I've worked harder and learned more about my father since he passed than when he was alive, because when he was alive, I was young, and I knew everything.
I think I've learned quite a bit about the battle of the sexes or, at least, how to keep the status quo a little bit more.
I've learned that universal acceptance and appreciation is just an unrealistic goal.
But one of the things I learned from improvising is that all of life is an improvisation, whether you like it or not. Some of the greatest scientific discoveries of the 20th century came out of people dropping things.
You can't seperate modern jazz from rock or from rhythm and blues - you can't seperate it. Because that's where it all started, and that's where it all come from - that's where I learned to keep rhythm - in church.
I don't know where I learned elephants like their tongues slapped. Whatever turns you on.
When I was small, playing NBA Live, that's how I knew everyone in the NBA. That's how I learned about the players.
I learned to embrace my individuality, and if that meant writing a song on one chord over and over again, then that's what I do.
I was always a little embarrassed when there was an act on television that requires a great deal of skill but is a little goofy, and the host comes over and acts like the person doing this skill is some sort of fool for having learned to do something that's very, very difficult.
There are so many people who will try and make you feel like your opinion doesn't matter, and I've learned how important it is to use your voice.
The biggest lesson that I've learned is that fashion is this tightrope where you have to be consistent but inconsistent. You need the connective thread but at the same time you need a sense of surprise.
I have learned that music helps a lot of people survive, and they want songs that can give them something - I guess you could call it hope.
I've learned about ice water in the morning - when you wake up tired, or you're jet lagged and you've been flying and your skin is dry, or you have puffy eyes - the ice water really helps cool the face down and helps circulation.
When I was a single, working mom with a newborn, I learned just how vital it is to have comprehensive, affordable health care.
I hope to attend it as Japan needs to tell the world the lessons, knowledge and reflections learned from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
Let me tell you what the truth is... I have learned one thing in life: there is no such thing as bad press. There is not. That's a fundamental truth. The more bad things said about you, the more power they give to you.
People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker.
I'm a big fan of intention. That's because I have learned first-hand the power of setting my intention on my goal and making all decisions based off of that intention.
I learned a lot when I was 14 and 15 years old doing chores inside and outside the household, and as a result, I grew up with a good work ethic.
Healthy camel crickets spend a lot of their waking hours grooming, so I have learned to recognize the ones that will soon die because they walk about encrusted with sand and bits of litter, having lost all interest in keeping clean.
Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road.
I learned everything, right or wrong, about honor and love, all those things, when I was a kid watching movies. I learned as much there as I did from my parents or my schooling or anything else.
In a leadership role in Iraq and in running my own business, what I've learned is if you don't listen, you're going to strike out. You're going to fail miserably. The people you work with have got to know you're engaged and you're listening.
I've scammed so many people throughout my whole life who never learned my true identity until I started acting.
I don't remember one thing I learned in school.
If you've worked in a factory, and you haven't learned how to do something else, you're obsolete. That's just nature.
I used to teach acting in a maximum security men's prison. I worked with guys with the most dysfunctional behavior problems. I probably learned more there than from my prestigious theater degree.
The lessons I learned as an officer, the challenges I've faced, and the camaraderie I've experienced are at the core of who I am.
The big thing I learned from Chris Rock was not to be a victim of show business. Don't let show business push you around.
I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.
