Quotes About Information

all German-language newspapers in the United States were required to give English translations of anything they printed about the government.

its passion for organizing and systematizing knowledge.

I had to cast out a good many lines, though, before I got what I wanted, and when I landed the fish I did not for a moment suppose it was my fish. But I listened to what I was told out of a constitutional liking for useless information, and I found myself in possession of a very curious story, though, as I imagined, not the story I was looking for.

A good newspaper is a nation talking to itself.

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly.

A decision is the action an executive must take when he has information so incomplete that the answer does not suggest itself.

If you put forward arguments and justifications when you are annoyed, you give out more information to your opponent

Una biblioteca es un lugar donde hallar lo conveniente en el momento oportuno.

Human communication, 'as the saying goes, is a clash of symbols' it covers a multitude of signs. But it is more than media and messages, information and persuasion; it also meets a deeper need and serves a higher purpose. Whether clear or garbled, tumultuous or silent, deliberate or fatally inadvertent, communication is the ground of meeting and the foundation of community. It is, in short, the essential human connection.

we are increasingly using the Internet as an external hard drive for our memories.

Las informaciones son archivadas en la memoria, las experiencias quedan clavadas en el corazón.

Erowid Center, a clearinghouse for information on consciousness-altering drugs.

The veil of secrecy shrouding high-profile political assassinations in postindependence Pakistan has extended to information on the inner dynamics of its frenzied history.

information alone does not reliably change behavior. This is a common mistake people make, even well-meaning professionals. The assumption is this: If we give people the right information, it will change their attitudes, which in turn will change their behaviors. I call this the "Information-Action Fallacy.

In old times, letters were written for people who knew nothing and required to be told everything. Now they are written for people who know everything except the one thing which the letter is designed to explain to them. It is impossible in some respects not to regret the old practice. It is well that each age should write for itself a faithful account of its habitual existence.

The Internet has made communication far more rapid. If there is a discovery, instantly around the world, anyone can confirm it.

We're rapidly entering a world where everything can be monitored and measured. But the big problem is going to be the ability of humans to use, analyze and make sense of the data.

In a world lit by data, street corners are painted with contextual information, automobiles can navigate autonomously, thermostats respond to patterns of activity, and retail outlets change as rapidly (and individually) as search results from Google.

Nicki Minaj is one of those rare artists who get the social aspect of their career. She interacts with her fans. She replies to them. She gets them information first.

I don't listen to music. I very rarely listen to music. I only listen for information. I listen when a friend sends me a song or a new record.

Foolishness is rarely a matter of lack of intelligence or even lack of information.

I rarely ever respond to misquotes and wrong information. Plus, it only serves to bring attention to the matter.

The craving for information is so huge now, and it can be marketed at such a rapid rate.

We give the podium to a lot of people who shouldn't have the podium. The message that's delivered the loudest and in the most entertaining way is the one that we're going to put on because that's what we want. We want ratings more than we want to deliver information. That's just where the culture's gotten.