Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams
If you possess the ability to learn from your mistakes, then failure is literally impossible, because each rejection brings you closer to perfection. Neil Strauss
The ability to learn is older as it is also more widespread than is the ability to teach. Margaret Mead
The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice. Brian Herbert
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
In my view, it's irreverence, foolish confidence and naivety combined with persistence, open mindedness and a continual ability to learn that created Facebook, Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft, Apple, Juniper, AOL, Sun Microsystems and others. Vinod Khosla