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I was lucky enough to be fairly quick at understanding what was taught, but unlucky enough not to be really interested in it, so I always got my exams but never had the scholar's love of learning for its own sake.

When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.

Being steeped in the process of learning and exploring keeps me from becoming too nervous. Partly it's about not getting bored.

I always studied because I knew I had to. I needed to survive and take care of my mother.

I loved the college experience of studying.

Not until, years later, I found my true interest in life did I discover that I could master a subject, no matter how difficult, if it helped me in what I wanted to do.

I was a child with an insatiable thirst for knowledge and remember enjoying all of my courses almost equally. When it came time at the end of my high school career to choose a major in which to specialize, I was in a quandary.

I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.

I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things.

I love learning, and I think that curiosity is a wonderful gift.