Quotes About Knowledge

Unsurprisingly, the poll-takers don't talk a lot in public about the ignorance of the electorate on political and public policy matters. And the politicians are not going to disclose the, let's say, limited body of knowledge in their constituencies. You don't get elected calling your voters airheads.

While only about half of the voters feel they know very much about Reagan or what he stands for, the Republicans who do have a very positive perception of him.

Most voters assume because these political 'pros' are on TV or write for national papers, they know politics. Sadly, most don't have a clue.

Do not seek for information of which you cannot make use.

Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.

I hope everyone goes through life seeking knowledge.

I read just endlessly, ceaselessly, almost every book, it seems!

I've seen every episode of 'Seinfeld.'

Everything is self-evident.

I've read, like, 10,000 self-help books.

Science is a self-sufficient activity.

You know, I grew up very self-taught.

Almost everything I've been paid to do was something that was largely self-taught.

When you know your self-worth, and you read and you ask questions and you study and you travel, you become free.

I have had a very fun, positive experience in seminary. It's taught me a lot.

I'm president of the Senate. I'm not a neophyte when it comes to understanding political alignments and misalignments.

To my knowledge, there's never been a scientist in the U.S. Senate.

Working with seniors like Anil Kapoor makes you learn so much.

Every writer should be able to write anything if you do the research and you're sensitive enough to ask the questions.

I don't think I ever consciously separated 'school' books from any others; I just read anything that came across my path.

I have read every book in the 'Dune' series and every Anne Rice book.

I have always been into reading serious material.

I'm not sure you learn anything on film sets.

I was homeschooled for several years.