Knowledge Quotes

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored, we must redouble our efforts here to keep them free.

No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned.

The ideals we cherish, our fondest dreams and fervent hopes may not be realised in our lifetime. But that is besides the point. The knowledge that in your day you did your duty, and lived up to the expectations of your fellow men is in itself a rewarding experience and magnificent achievement.

Be a lifelong student, read as many books as possible.

The more informed you are, the less arrogant and aggressive you are.

Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals. They are complementary.

Even deserts can be irrigated and top soil can be replaced. We cannot complain of a lack of land, for there are twenty-five million square miles of tillable land, of which we are using less than seven million. We have amazing knowledge of vitamins, nutrition, the chemistry of food, and the versatility of atoms. There is no deficit in human resources; the deficit is in human will.

Deeds uninformed by educated thought can take false directions. When we go into action and confront our adversaries, we must be as armed with knowledge as they.

It is a good thing for the uneducated man to read books of quotations.

Nothing makes a man more reverent than a library.

Expert knowledge is limited knowledge.

No technical knowledge can outweigh knowledge of the humanities.

Imagination without deep and full knowledge is a snare.

If the education of our kids comes from radio, television, newspapers - if that's where they get most of their knowledge from, and not from the schools, then the powers that be are definitely in charge, because they own all those outlets.

Never be afraid of not knowing. Find out.

Having no knowledge is sometimes exactly what is needed to find a solution, so I qualified.

You instinctively know that nothing will ever be the same, and you have to carry that knowledge around with you like a huge weight. The next time you see your girl, you can't look her straight in the eyes the same way you did for all those years.

My mother taught me three things: respect, knowledge, search for knowledge. It's an eternal journey.

A smart man isn't necessarily one who knows all the answers, but knows where to find them.

I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I know.