Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is its use."Walter Matthau
"The questions we don't ask are often the most important ones."Katie Couric
"I believe in the power of asking why and really understanding the answer."Katie Couric
"Information is the oxygen of accountability"Seymour Hersh
"Powerful institutions depend on public ignorance for survival"Seymour Hersh
"The documents always tell the truth if you're willing to look"Seymour Hersh
"If you try to argue that something is unknowable, you will have defined it while claiming it to be indefinable."Christopher Hitchens
"The most difficult thing to predict is the future."Christopher Hitchens
"The most important thing is to keep asking questions."Christopher Hitchens
"The only way to truly understand something is to question it."Christopher Hitchens
"Curiosity is the greatest gift we can cultivate as journalists and as human beings."Diane Sawyer
"We live in an age of information but sometimes lack wisdom about what truly matters."Diane Sawyer
"It is absolutely necessary to keep knowledge and information flowing."Hunter S. Thompson
"Listen more than you speak. You'll learn far more that way."Diane Sawyer
"The more you know about the world, the more you realize how much you don't know."Tom Wolfe
"The best investment is in yourself - your education, health, and character."Walter Matthau
"The human capacity for growth is limitless if you're willing to learn."Walter Matthau
"I think it's important to stay curious and ask questions, no matter how old you are."Katie Couric
"I believe that knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."Katie Couric
"What you don't know can be more dangerous than what you do know."Seymour Hersh
"The powerful depend on public apathy and ignorance."Seymour Hersh
"Institutional memory can be a weapon against institutional denial."Seymour Hersh
"Power's greatest fear is informed opposition."Seymour Hersh
"A functioning democracy depends on citizens having access to information."Seymour Hersh
"A healthy democracy requires citizens to demand answers."Seymour Hersh
"Never stop being curious about the world around you."Bob Schieffer
"Never underestimate the power of a well-researched question."Bob Schieffer
"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous."Bob Schieffer
"Knowledge shared is knowledge multiplied."Bob Schieffer
"Demands for certainty are demands for authority that cannot be satisfied by evidence or argument."Christopher Hitchens