Knowledge Quotes

From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.

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"Cultural translation involves both gain and loss."
Homi Bhabha
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"Cultural translation is never complete but always partial and provisional."
Homi Bhabha
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"Real education opens minds, not just fills them with facts."
Diane Ravitch
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"Knowledge is the weapon that can never be taken from you."
Princess Leia
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"The strongest weapon is an informed population."
Princess Leia
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"I can't believe it. I couldn't see it."
Luke Skywalker
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"Everything I've learned..."
Luke Skywalker
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"There is much you have yet to learn about the dark side."
Darth Vader
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"The pursuit of knowledge should never become divorced from ethical responsibility."
Maxine Greene
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"To understand history is to understand the contingency of the present."
Maxine Greene
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"The most important thing I have learned is that learning is a lifelong process."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Adults learn best when they understand the relevance of what they are learning."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Learning should be relevant to real-life situations."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Learning requires both content and process."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Learning is most effective when it is applied immediately."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Learning is fundamentally about making meaning from experience."
Malcolm Knowles
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"The best learning comes from wrestling with real problems."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Learning should connect to the learner's values and goals."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Adults need to see the practical application of what they learn."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Adults learn best when they can apply learning immediately."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Learning is not a destination; it is a journey."
Jerome Bruner
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"Knowledge is a process, not a product."
Jerome Bruner
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"To understand something is to build a model of it."
Jerome Bruner
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"The most effective way to learn something is to discover it yourself."
Jerome Bruner
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"We learn by doing and by reflecting on what we do."
Jerome Bruner
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"The structure of knowledge mirrors the structure of the mind."
Jerome Bruner
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"We understand by finding patterns and connections."
Jerome Bruner
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"The human being has an almost unlimited capacity for learning."
Jerome Bruner
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"We learn by constructing mental models of the world."
Jerome Bruner
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"Learning is the construction of meaning from experience."
Jerome Bruner