"We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.“


-Yakov Smirnoff

posted in learning


We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering."

-Yakov Smirnoff

womenView Quote
"I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good."

-Yakov Smirnoff

timeView Quote
"We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales."

-Yakov Smirnoff

teacherView Quote
"If love is the treasure, laughter is the key."

-Yakov Smirnoff

loveView Quote
"I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good."

-Yakov Smirnoff

goodView Quote
"My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love."

-Yakov Smirnoff

freedomView Quote

More Quotes About learning

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"We were learning together. We'd go to various clinics and try to learn as much as possible."

-Tom Conway

learningView Quote
"No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one."

-Archibald Wavell

learningView Quote
"For me, French is so rich and so sacred that learning it is like learning a foreign language."

-Fabrice Luchini

learningView Quote
"For a small child there is no division between playing and learning between the things he or she does just for fun and things that are educational. The child learns while living and any part of living that is enjoyable is also play."

-Penelope Leach

learningView Quote
"Father, in spite of all this spending of money in learning Latin, I will be a painter."

-William Allan

learningView Quote
"I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government."

-Lloyd Bentsen

learningView Quote