Knowledge Quotes

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

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"Radical simply means grasping things at the root, understanding the fundamental nature of what we face."
Angela Davis
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"Knowledge without conscience is merely information; wisdom demands ethical responsibility."
Angela Davis
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"Knowledge of injustice creates a moral obligation to act on that knowledge."
Naomi Klein
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"So much of what we know about our own lives is edited and narrativized."
Arundhati Roy
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"The greatest threat to any government is an educated populace."
Arundhati Roy
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"The greatest knowledge is knowing what you don't know."
Arundhati Roy
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"Knowledge produced in community is different from knowledge produced in isolation."
Barbara Smith
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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Angela Davis
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"We have to become fluent in the languages of our communities."
Angela Davis
"Monocultures of the mind are as dangerous as monocultures of farming."
Vandana Shiva
"The farmer's knowledge accumulated over millennia is being erased by corporate agriculture."
Vandana Shiva
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"The scientific evidence is overwhelming and undeniable."
James Hansen
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"The evidence is clear: we must act now."
James Hansen
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"Knowledge of climate impacts increases urgency."
James Hansen
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"We must learn to think in systems, not just in isolated problems."
Naomi Klein
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"We have the knowledge and resources to build a just world; what we lack is collective will."
Naomi Klein
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"We must learn to see the invisible systems that shape our visible reality."
Naomi Klein
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"We must become fluent in the language of systems and power."
Naomi Klein
"The paradox of our time is that we have more information than ever, yet we seem less informed."
Bill McKibben
"The work of self-examination is never complete, it is ongoing."
Audre Lorde
"Knowledge alone is not power; it is the application of knowledge that transforms."
Audre Lorde
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"The most dangerous people are those who think they know everything."
Arundhati Roy
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"The pursuit of knowledge is never neutral; it's always shaped by power."
Arundhati Roy
"We need to stop thinking of the economy as separate from the environment."
Bill McKibben
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"Knowledge of what's been tried before prevents us from repeating failed strategies."
Naomi Klein
"Monocultures of the mind are as dangerous as monocultures of crops. We need diversity in how we think and grow."
Vandana Shiva
"The biodiversity of a field reflects the biodiversity of thoughts in the farmer's mind."
Vandana Shiva
"Every seed is a bank of biodiversity and a repository of nature's wisdom."
Vandana Shiva
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"Misinformation about climate change is perhaps more damaging than the climate change itself."
James Hansen
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"Knowledge without action is merely academic exercise."
James Hansen