Quotes About Knowledge

As technology increasingly takes over knowledge-based work, the cognitive skills that are central to today's education systems will remain important; but behavioral and non-cognitive skills necessary for collaboration, innovation, and problem solving will become essential as well.

Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them.

There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it's just one, and it's education.

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.

If you know how to read, you have a complete education about life, then you know how to vote within a democracy. But if you don't know how to read, you don't know how to decide. That's the great thing about our country – we're a democracy of readers, and we should keep it that way.

And you know, life is a constant learning experience. I learn so much with my kids. I read tons of books and study what they're studying.

You get educated by traveling.

I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.

An education is not so much about making a living as making a person.

The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.

She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

Learning in our family was entirely self-directed.

"No wonder the teacher knows so much; she has the book."

I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy.

"The secret of success in life is known only to those who have not succeeded."

A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have one book, what would it be? I always say 'How to Build a Boat.'

"I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the einsteinconditions in which they can learn."

"What we learn with pleasure we never forget."

"Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher."

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information.

All knowledge is connected to all other knowledge. The fun is in making the connections.

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.