Knowledge Quotes

"If others would but reflect on mathematics as deeply as I have, they would find it sublime."

"In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them."

"I would rather discover one cause than be the author of a hundred effects."

"The method of least squares is the most powerful instrument for the discovery of truth in the empirical sciences."

"To measure is to know; what cannot be measured cannot be truly understood."

"I would rather understand one thing profoundly than many things superficially."

"Humans are capable of symbolizing, forethinking, vicarious learning, self-regulating, and self-reflecting."

"Memory is a human faculty that integrates our past with our future."

"The role of thought in human functioning cannot be overstated."

"The pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong journey of discovery."

"Mathematics is the language in which God wrote the world."

"In the midst of complexity, seek the simple underlying principle."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the highest human endeavor."

"To see farther, we must stand on the shoulders of those who came before."

"The light of reason, like the light of the sun, illuminates everything it touches."

"The word 'belief' is a difficult thing for me. I don't believe. I must have knowledge."

"A person who is not firmly rooted in the knowledge of oneself cannot understand the knowledge of others."

"The collective unconscious contains all the knowledge and experience of mankind."

"Consciousness is just how the brain labels the neural correlates of attention."

"The human brain is the most complex object known to science."

"The mind is a mechanism of adaptation."

"We can't accept concepts or ideas that go beyond the realm of science."

"The more we know about the causes of human behavior, the greater is our ability to influence it."

"Knowledge of the results of one's behavior is the most powerful tool for shaping behavior."

"In order to understand human behavior, we must understand the contingencies of reinforcement."

"The only real defense against authority is the knowledge of how the authority operates."

"The cultivation of medical science among women is essential to the fulfillment of woman's mission."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors."

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."

"Knowledge is power only when applied with wisdom."