Beginners – Quotes

I had a cigarette

I had a cigarette for breakfast, just for beginners, Cried for my lunch, and sleep for dinner. G. Dep

But beginners to the World Economics Forum have to understand there is no single Davos experience, and there is no single Davos community either. There are numerous tribes who interact only at a minimal level. Evan Davis

There are no experts

There are no experts in the company of Jesus. We are all beginners, necessarily followers, because we don’t know where we are going. Eugene H. Peterson

[On golf:] … though

[On golf:] … though aware I could never be more than a humble potterer, it was impossible to repress the wild upsurgings of hope known to all middle-aged beginners. Ethel Smyth

Academic environments are generally

Academic environments are generally characterised by the presence of peole who claim to understand more than in fact they do. Linguistic Philosophy has produced a great revolution, generating people who claim not to understand when in fact they do. Some achieve great virtuosity at it. Any beginner in philosophy can manage not to understand, say, … Read more

You are always naked

You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner. Shakespeare wrote without knowing he would become Shakespeare Erica Jong

Art keeps one young,

Art keeps one young, I think, because it keeps one perpetually a beginner, perpetually a child. Erica Jong

If I have any

If I have any ‘message’ worth giving to a beginner it is that there are no short cuts in photography. Edward Weston

Most beginners want to

Most beginners want to learn lead because they think it’s cool .. consequently, they never really develop good rhythm skills .. since most of a rock guitarists time is spent playing rhythm, it’s important to learn to do it well .. learning lead should come after you can play solid backup and have the sound … Read more

Hitler was a beginner

Hitler was a beginner compared to the comic-book industry. Fredric Wertham