Quotes about Knowledge

“Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.”

“Computation, storage, and communications capacity are in the hands of practically every connected person - and these are the basic physical capital means necessary for producing information, knowledge and culture, in the hands of something like 600 million to a billion people around the planet.”

“Inductive reason, which alone makes man master of his environment, is an achievement; and when once born it must be reinforced by inhibiting the growth of other modes of knowledge.”

“The knowledge and insights you can get in just one day at a writers' conference make it worth the trip.”

“Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigor and power of the mind, displaying itself from within.”

“Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world.”

“He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.”

“I feel like knowledge is power: If you know how to take care of yourself, you can be a better version of yourself.”

“Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.”

“When you deal with a person who's experiencing dementia, you can see where they're struggling with knowledge. You can see what they forget completely, what they forget but they know what they once knew. You can tell how they're trying to remember.”

“The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.”

“The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes.”

“Without television and mass communication, that knowledge wouldn't exist. So I think it actually has the possibility of turning people into more understanding and more empathetic people.”

“Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.”

“It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission.”

“If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an unprecedented scheme of political surveillance and sabotage.”

“So no one should rely on television either for their knowledge of music or for news. There's just more going on. It's an adjunct to the written word, which I think is still the most important thing.”

“Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.”

“I would encourage you: be informed - knowledge is power.”

“Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people.”

“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”