Quote by Edward Thorndike
Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of

Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature. – Edward Thorndike

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There is no reasoning, no process of inference or comparison there is no thinking about things, no putting two and two together there are no ideas – the animal does not think of the box or of the food or of the act he is to perform. – Edward Thorndike

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Just as the science and art of agriculture depend upon chemistry and botany, so the art of education depends upon physiology and psychology. – Edward Thorndike

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Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key. – Tom Colicchio

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I met a lot of young girls modelling and they were like, Oh, Im running around town and people are taking my picture, while I was saving receipts and learning how to be self-employed. – Christina Hendricks

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Obviously, Ive been on sets before but nothing as big as Twilight. You forget sometimes that youre on set of one of the biggest movies ever- so when you just sit back and think about it its just so incredible. Its such a great learning experience. – Booboo Stewart

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The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose by heart. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

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