Knowledge Quotes

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

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"A sharp mind is worth more than a sharp weapon."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The man who understands human nature will understand business."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"Most of the millionaires I have known have been shrewd men, but few have been scholars."
Andrew Carnegie
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"In my view, the composer should be the most conscious person."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Intuition is the highest form of knowledge."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Every note has infinite meaning."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"The universe speaks in frequencies."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"I create to understand existence."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Knowledge without sensitivity is merely data."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"The greatest discoveries await the patient listener."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Thrift is the sign of a great nation."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I have made many mistakes in my life, but I have learned from all of them."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The ability to learn and adapt is the greatest competitive advantage."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Capital is not money; it is the accumulated result of man's labor."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Knowledge of your enemy is half the battle in commerce."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"I keep six honest serving-men. They taught me all I knew: their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who."
J.P. Morgan
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"Never invest in anything you don't fully understand."
J.P. Morgan
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"The power of compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world."
J.P. Morgan
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"The man who is too busy to read is too busy to succeed."
J.P. Morgan
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"The mind that questions is the mind that evolves."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Knowledge without application remains dormant."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Most people spend the majority of their effort in guessing instead of thinking."
Henry Ford
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"Every man can learn something from every man, and every man owes something to every man."
Henry Ford
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"The ear is a gateway to consciousness itself."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Understanding sound is understanding the very fabric of reality."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"The mark of intelligence is the ability to hear what is not said."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Knowledge without intuition is merely data."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"A man should never stop learning, no matter his age or station."
John D. Rockefeller
"One must learn the rules completely before breaking them intelligently."
Pierre Boulez
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"In my day, the library was either very scant or entirely lacking. Now a library is as common as a public school."
Andrew Carnegie