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, and power corrupts."
Shulamith Firestone
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"Knowledge of self is the foundation of all liberation."
Assata Shakur
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"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
John Lewis
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"Knowledge is power, but compassion is purpose."
John Lewis
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"Money, possessions, and even intellectual knowledge do not come close to the kind of knowledge that is worth having."
John Lewis
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"Knowledge is a tool; the question is whose hands it serves."
Shulamith Firestone
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"Knowledge should be something that empowers us toward freedom."
Angela Y. Davis
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"The study of history reveals patterns of resistance and resilience."
Angela Y. Davis
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"Knowledge gained through struggle is deeply integrated into our being."
Angela Y. Davis
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"We inherit not just genes but entire systems of thought."
Andrea Dworkin
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"Knowledge without conscience serves the oppressor."
Andrea Dworkin
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"Intellectual women are restless."
Germaine Greer
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"Knowledge is power but only if it is shared."
Germaine Greer
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"Language matters because it shapes how we understand and organize our worlds."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"Intersectionality teaches us that no single identity tells the whole story of any person's experience."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"The framework we choose to analyze society shapes which problems we see and which we overlook."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"When we understand intersectionality, we understand that there is no universal experience of marginalization."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"The framework of intersectionality is a gift because it offers clarity about where to direct our resistance."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"Intersectionality reveals that the personal experiences we thought were individual are actually structural."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific truth-seeking process."
Andrea Dworkin
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"Consciousness precedes revolution; one must understand before one can act."
Andrea Dworkin
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"The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good about ourselves."
Gloria Steinem
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"Intelligence at least is a God-given trait."
Gloria Steinem
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"Knowledge itself is a form of power"
bell hooks
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"We are all teachers and students"
bell hooks
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"Knowledge is power, but only when it is shared."
Angela Y. Davis
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"We must constantly question the narratives we've been given."
Angela Y. Davis
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"Consciousness is the first weapon of the oppressed against their oppressors."
Shulamith Firestone
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"Women's voices are discounted because we have been taught to doubt our own expertise."
Shulamith Firestone
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"Argument should be a weapon available to everyone, not just the educated elite."
Germaine Greer