Knowledge Quotes

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

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"There is nothing so disadvantageous to young lawyers as this: to rely too much on their own talents and too little on the aid which books and the experience of others can give them."
Andrew Carnegie
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"It is well that the heart should be glad, but the intellect should not be idle."
Andrew Carnegie
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"A man who works without a plan is like a ship without a rudder."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The greatest teacher is not a book but the market itself."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The secret to my success is that I never stop asking questions."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"I have learned that the most valuable commodity is reliable information."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"To truly know a place, you must first learn to listen to it."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"To understand music is to understand the universe."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"The ear is the gateway to understanding."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Music is the bridge between silence and understanding."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"The more conscious you become, the more you realize that most people are asleep."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Knowledge without wisdom is like rhythm without melody."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"I have the advantage of knowing men, and the art of reading character."
J.P. Morgan
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"The intelligent investor anticipates the panic before it begins."
J.P. Morgan
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"Greed is not the enemy of finance; ignorance is."
J.P. Morgan
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"The man who understands the market understands human nature."
J.P. Morgan
"To understand a work is not to explain it away but to enter into its logic."
Pierre Boulez
"To understand music is to understand the structure of the human mind."
Pierre Boulez
"Every rehearsal is an opportunity to discover something new in familiar works."
Pierre Boulez
"Innovation without knowledge of tradition is merely novelty."
Pierre Boulez
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"I made up my mind never to stop acquiring knowledge."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I believe in the value of systematic thinking."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I have always sought to understand human motivation."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I believe that knowledge is the most valuable currency."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability."
Henry Ford
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"The object of education is not to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken their intelligence."
Henry Ford
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"I start where the last man left off."
Henry Ford
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"The most important word in the English language is 'why'."
Henry Ford
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"The greatest composers are those who listen more than they write."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Life is a constant process of learning and discovery."
Pauline Oliveros