Knowledge Quotes

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

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"The greatest discoveries often come from unexpected places."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Every noise carries the imprint of human intention."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Perception is not passive; it is an active creation of meaning."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Knowledge without sensory experience remains trapped in abstraction."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Knowledge is the only instrument of production that cannot be taken away from a man against his will."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The man who gathers knowledge and uses it not is like the farmer who plows and sows but does not reap."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The pursuit of knowledge should never cease, for a mind that stops growing has begun to decline."
Andrew Carnegie
"To understand music is to understand the structure of thought."
Pierre Boulez
"The avant-garde is simply what has not yet been understood."
Pierre Boulez
"To understand a work is to understand the choices that created it."
Pierre Boulez
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"I would find out what the number of the stars is. I would know the stars by name."
John Cage
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"To understand something, we must learn to love it."
John Cage
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"To understand my work, one must transcend ordinary perception"
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Consciousness expands through deliberate attention and mindful awareness."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Knowledge is power."
Yoko Ono
"The greatest discoveries happen at the edge of what we think we know."
Ryoji Ikeda
"Knowledge without wisdom is just noise."
Ryoji Ikeda
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"Knowledge without action is just information."
Jon Hopkins
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"Every question contains the seed of discovery."
Jon Hopkins
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"One does not need to travel around the world to understand that the sky is blue everywhere."
John Cage
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"We don't need to acquire knowledge; we need to remember."
John Cage
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"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The man who reads and does not think, thinks he understands when he does not."
Andrew Carnegie
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"Every sound has the potential to teach us something about ourselves."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Knowledge expands exponentially when we listen across disciplines."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Language works best when it's not trying too hard."
Laurie Anderson
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"The best way to understand something is to make it."
Laurie Anderson
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"Knowledge without wisdom is like a boat without a rudder."
Yoko Ono
"Data is not truth; it is only the beginning of understanding."
Ryoji Ikeda
"In the age of infinite data, scarcity becomes meaning."
Ryoji Ikeda