Anthony Powell taught me to write; he has such brilliant control of the mechanics of the novel.

- Alan Furst

Life has taught me to think, but thinking has not taught me to live.

- Alexander Herzen

I borrowed a guitar at age 16 and taught myself to play because I wanted to write songs.

- Adrian Belew

People have taught me not to look for intelligence in rockmusic.

- Andrew Eldritch

When I was in Taiwan, I was taught in school that Taiwan is part of China.

- Alex Chiu

I had a fantastic mother who taught me self-confidence.

- Anna Torv

What a woman is taught, she shares with her family.

- Amanda Lindhout

Personally, I think universities are finished. So much rubbish gets taught.

- A. N. Wilson

I was never born to write. I was taught to write. And I am still being taught to write.

- Atul Gawande

I'm not a manufactured artist. Nobody taught me how to be a proper artist.

- ASAP Ferg

I've always boxed, I always taught boxing.

- Adam Carolla

For a little while, my mom was a school teacher. And I went to the school that she taught.

- Aisha Tyler

My mother taught me that it is important to be prepared for a last-minute polish.

- Aerin Lauder

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

- Aristotle

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

- Aristotle

They taught me different was wrong.

- Ani DiFranco

The only thing the East German system taught us was that we should never do it that way again.

- Angela Merkel

It is crucial that young people are taught sustainable child production and rearing.

- Alice Walker

Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.

- Alexander Pope

By Time and Age full many things are taught.

- Aeschylus