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" Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. "

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" By definition, the Singularity means that machines would be smarter than us, and, in their wisdom, they can innovate new technologies. The innovations would come so quickly, and increasingly quickly, that the innovation would make Moore's Law seem as antiquated as Hammurabi's Code. "

" A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments. "

" All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted. "

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" The world is a diverse place. Nobody has a monopoly on virtue or wisdom. "

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" Wisdom may best arise from a humbling reality. "

" I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime. "

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" We need to hear stories from older women. There's a wealth of wisdom and real resilience there, but they're silenced. "

" If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner. "

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" Everyone has always underestimated a company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The New York boys thought they could take me on, that nobody out here has any knowledge or wisdom. "

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" Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish. "

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" Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. "

" Each of us finds his unique vehicle for sharing with others his bit of wisdom. "

" A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. "

" Contrary to popular wisdom, the mark of a great meeting is not how short it is or whether it ends on time. The key is whether it ends with clarity and commitment from participants. "

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" Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age. "

" The biggest handicap in research is an ability to think outside the box. The handicap is being encumbered by all the conventional wisdom in a given field. "

" Influential people are never satisfied with the status quo. They're the ones who constantly ask, 'What if?' and 'Why not?' They're not afraid to challenge conventional wisdom, and they don't disrupt things for the sake of being disruptive; they do it to make things better. "

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" There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives. "

" When you get older, you learn certain life lessons. You apply that wisdom, and suddenly you say, 'Hey, I've got a new lease on this thing. So let's go.' "

" All the great evils which men cause to each other because of certain intentions, desires, opinions, or religious principles, are likewise due to non-existence, because they originate in ignorance, which is absence of wisdom. "

" We learned in World War II that no single nation holds a monopoly on wisdom, morality or right to power, but that we must fight for the weak and promote democracy. "

" Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother. "

" Global security can be formed or threatened by heads of state whose wisdom, folly and obsessions shape global events. But often it is the security practitioners, those rarely in the headlines but whose craft and energy quietly break new ground, who keep us safe or put us in peril. "

" It's very hard to know what wisdom is. "

" As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. "

" Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken. "

" Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. "

" They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense. "