Wisdom Quotes

"The quality of your life is determined by the questions you ask."

"Understanding precedes judgment."

"Wisdom waits for those who ask the right questions."

"Wisdom comes from reflection on experience."

"Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late."

"The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent."

"I think it is very important to have rules of thumb which are useful in a very great variety of circumstances and to know quite generally how they work and when to use them."

"The problem with self-driving cars is that they are always doing what you tell them to do, when they should occasionally do the right thing."

"It is just as foolish to complain that people are selfish and tyrannical as it is to complain that the temperature is high or low. It is just as foolish to complain about them as to complain that it is raining."

"If you know what you're going to say when you see a problem, you're dead."

"The question of whether a machine can think is about as relevant as the question of whether a submarine can swim."

"The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts."

"Most of us think we're smarter than we are; the world will prove us wrong if we're too careless."

"If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail - so get more tools."

"The most powerful principle in human affairs is surprise."

"The value of a principle is measured by its applicability."

"The challenge is to find the signal amid the noise."

"Never assume that what you know is all that can be known."

"Every game teaches us something about ourselves if we're willing to learn."

"I've learned more from failure than I ever did from success."

"Wisdom isn't about having all the answers - it's knowing which questions to ask."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"The most important skill is the ability to listen."

"Knowledge without application is merely collection, not wisdom."

"The pursuit of perfection often prevents the completion of excellence."

"Wisdom comes not from having lived long, but from having learned deeply."

"Every great innovation begins with deep observation of natural phenomena."

"The universe whispers its secrets to those patient enough to listen."

"Intuition without data is just opinion; data without intuition is meaningless."

"We must think like nature thinks—in terms of efficiency and elegance."