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" Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. "
Brian O'Driscoll
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" Until you win a series, it's difficult to place yourself in that elite group of great Lions players. It's not enough to produce one-off performances or be nearly-men. "
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" There's ego in all of us rugby players. "
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" Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. "
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" Humans believe so many lies because we aren't aware. We ignore the truth or we just don't see the truth. When we are educated, we accumulate a lot of knowledge, and all that knowledge is just like a wall of fog that doesn't allow us to perceive the truth, what really is. "
Don Miguel Ruiz
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" Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. "
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" For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics. "
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" The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less. "
Arthur Miller
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" Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. "
Jimi Hendrix
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" When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes, rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart, mind and spirit, their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised. "
James A. Forbes
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" Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest. "
Vanna Bonta
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" Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. "
George Bernard Shaw
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" Wonder is the desire for knowledge. "
Thomas Aquinas
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" I just want to concentrate on my rugby and enjoy it and live in the moment. "
Brian O'Driscoll
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Just
Enjoy
" I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. "
Confucius
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" The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. "
Daniel J. Boorstin
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Illusion
Knowledge
" True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. "
Socrates
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" Democracy is not just about voting but about informed voting. If democracy doesn't have access to reliable sources of information and instead relies on social proof, then there is no way of distinguishing between junk evidence and actual knowledge. "
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" I and my colleagues here have been engaged in the pursuit of knowledge. "
Frederick Sanger
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" All men by nature desire knowledge. "
Aristotle
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" We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness. "
Petra Nemcova
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Lost
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" To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge. "
Confucius
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You
Knowledge
" Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul. "
Will Durant
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" Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. "
Plato
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" I would encourage you: be informed - knowledge is power. "
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" Growing up, I supported Manchester United, and my hero was Mark Hughes. "
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" Over time, naturally, you lose your innocence from gaining knowledge. You can't be innocent forever, but there's something in innocence you need to regain to be creative. "
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" The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. "
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" Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge. "
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" A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. "
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