Knowledge Quotes

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

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"The trained eye sees what others miss."
Paul Ekman
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"We show thousands of expressions in a lifetime."
Paul Ekman
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"The universal emotions connect all humanity."
Paul Ekman
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"The smile is the most social of expressions."
Paul Ekman
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"The universal emotions are humanity's common language."
Paul Ekman
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"Self-understanding is the prerequisite for understanding others."
Gordon Allport
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"The modern world requires both specialization and holistic understanding."
Gordon Allport
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"The modern person must develop both technical skills and humanistic wisdom."
Gordon Allport
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"The pursuit of knowledge is inseparable from the pursuit of wisdom."
Gordon Allport
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"Understanding our evolutionary psychology helps us understand human nature."
David Buss
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"Understanding infidelity requires understanding our evolutionary heritage."
David Buss
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"Sexual strategies theory explains much about human behavior."
David Buss
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"Understanding ourselves requires understanding our evolutionary origins."
David Buss
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"The human mind is far more complex than we typically assume."
David Buss
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"Understanding others begins with understanding ourselves."
David Buss
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"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous."
Rollo May
"The focused mode and diffuse mode of thinking are both essential for deep learning."
Barbara Oakley
"Interleaving different topics strengthens your ability to distinguish between them."
Barbara Oakley
"Chunking is how expertise develops - patterns become automatic."
Barbara Oakley
"Learning across disciplines strengthens your ability to solve complex problems."
Barbara Oakley
"Understanding requires making connections between new information and existing knowledge."
Barbara Oakley
"Understanding the science of learning changes how you approach learning itself."
Barbara Oakley
"Understanding something deeply is more valuable than knowing many things superficially."
Barbara Oakley
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"You cannot improve what you do not measure."
James Clear
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"You can't manage what you don't measure."
James Clear
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"Your brain is incredibly good at optimizing for the incentives in your environment."
James Clear
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"What gets measured gets managed."
James Clear
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"Memory is not a burden we should carry, but a teacher we should listen to."
Alice Miller
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"To understand ourselves, we must become curious about what our parents could not teach."
Alice Miller
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"Knowledge without self-knowledge is merely the accumulation of facts to impress others."
Alice Miller