Knowledge Quotes

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

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"I have always believed that knowledge is power, but only if it is used."
James Cash Penney
"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"The ability to learn is the most important capacity for success."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"I make it my business to know what others know."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"I have learned more from my failures than from my successes."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"Knowledge is power, but only when applied."
Guglielmo Marconi
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"Knowledge without application is merely information."
Guglielmo Marconi
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"The pursuit of knowledge is humanity's noblest endeavor."
Owen D. Young
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"Knowledge without application is merely trivia; applied knowledge becomes power."
Owen D. Young
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"The man who stops learning has already begun to fail."
Frank Woolworth
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of power that never fades."
Frank Woolworth
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"If you can't describe what you're doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"You cannot manage what you do not measure."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"The organizations that will dominate tomorrow are those that learn faster than their competitors today."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"The quality of your decisions is limited by the quality of your information."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"The hidden costs of poor decisions are always larger than the visible ones."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"The capacity to learn faster than your competition is the only sustainable competitive advantage."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"I've learned that the best ideas often come from the most unexpected places."
Walter Chrysler
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"The greatest discoveries come from asking the simplest questions."
Walter Chrysler
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"Knowledge without application is like a book never opened; it remains locked away from the world."
James Cash Penney
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"The pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong endeavor."
George Eastman
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"Knowledge without action is merely information."
George Eastman
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"A mind that stops learning is a mind that begins to die."
Harvey Firestone
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"Knowledge is power only when it is applied with wisdom and purpose."
Owen D. Young
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"The pace of change demands continuous learning and adaptation."
Owen D. Young
"I learned that it's not how much money you make, but how wisely you use it."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"The love of learning is the greatest gift we can give our children."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"The mind that is always learning is never truly old."
James Cash Penney
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"Those who understand human nature will always find opportunity where others see only obstacles."
Owen D. Young
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"The man who knows the rules and plays the game will always beat the man who invents new rules as he plays."
Walter Chrysler