Quotes About Knowledge

You can only learn by opening yourself up to engage with different sources of information. How can you learn something if you never see it, read it, or hear it?

People don't know the past, even though we live in literate societies, because they don't trust the sources of the past.

I always use primary sources, in addition to reading biographies and other materials.

Being one of my sources is exhausting. It's not one interview and you're done. I keep going back until I feel like I understand everything.

If we took information only from sources with which we agreed on all issues, we would be left with merely quoting ourselves, and we would miss a great deal of truth.

Cops are some of my best sources. They have so much information.

Readers are increasingly reliant on digital sources for information - and they are increasingly reliant on these sources to be accurate.

My boys will not only respect and admire women and see them as their equals, but they will also see them as sources of inspiration and knowledge.

For a person who grew up in the '30s and '40s in the segregated South, with so many doors closed without explanation to me, libraries and books said, 'Here I am, read me.' Over time I have learned I am at my best around books.

The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge.

When people think Down South they think: 'They're not up on game,' or 'They ain't hip.'

When I was in South Africa, I went for dinner with some friends, and I knew more about their history than they did - it just hasn't been told.

I started a campaign in South Africa called Unbreakable where I empower women all over my country with skills and knowledge how to handle difficult situations, and I really hope to use the Miss Universe platform to elevate that cause.

Most Americans, I think, know very little about East Asia or Southeast Asia. American businesspeople who have been here, they are very knowledgeable about this area, but the average American? No.

I've been to China and Russia, and I don't know anything about Chinese or Soviet relations.

I went to a nutritionist; my diet is pretty clean, but I wanted to get some more knowledge and understanding in some areas. My two favorite things, Clif Bars and lattes, she just destroyed in our first meeting. Coffee is fine, but soy is the most genetically modified food that we eat.

Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were bottomless - the watery equivalent of infinite outer space.

I have dedicated my life to answering the great scientific questions of our time and to the incredible adventure of space exploration.

I think every time we send a spacecraft to an asteroid or comet, we learn more.

I think that, a lot of times, people have this idea that the solar system is entirely explored, that we have sent spacecraft to every planet, we've taken beautiful pictures of everything, and that it's kind of done.

I like intensity. If it's too mellow, I feel like, bleah. I like intensity, because it's way of reaching spaces inside of you, and it's my need of knowledge, of knowing about myself regardless.

The more I read, to me the more incredible everything is. Based on what I've read, there are all these other dimensional planes and spaces, mathematically proven.

I watched Felipe Luis a lot of times. I played against him in Spain. I know he is a very good player.

Oh my, " she said as though to herself. "The rumors are true, you have been kept in the dark.