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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. "

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" There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. "

" A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. "

" The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. "

Ralph W. Sockman

" Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. "

" Research is creating new knowledge. "

" I can dance for, like, four or five hours nonstop without even drinking water. It's a beautiful, beautiful thing. "

" To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. "

Marilyn vos Savant

" It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment. "

Carl Friedrich Gauss

" 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. "

" Electrical science has revealed to us the true nature of light, has provided us with innumerable appliances and instruments of precision, and has thereby vastly added to the exactness of our knowledge. "

" I and my colleagues here have been engaged in the pursuit of knowledge. "

Frederick Sanger

" Zeal will do more than knowledge. "

William Hazlitt

" Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind. "

Friedrich Nietzsche

" Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space and indefinite in duration. "

" We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid. "

Benjamin Franklin

" It's usually when the cameras leave that the support leaves as well. "

" I used to work all the time, and now if there is a wedding, there's a concert, I'm there. "

" 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. "

Jens Martin Skibsted

" It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill. "

" 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. "

" Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. "

" The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance. "

Benjamin Franklin

" Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. "

" Knowledge is power. "

Knowledge Is Power

" Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason. "

" True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. "

" The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others. "

" There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. "

" The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. "

Daniel J. Boorstin

" Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present. "