Quotes About Knowledge

Do you know because I tell you so, or do you know, do you know.

We were watching 'Madagascar' and Carmen asked me, she said, 'Is the zebra a boy or a girl?' and I said, 'He's a boy,' and she said 'How do you know?' and I said, 'Because I know him. I actually know all the actors that are doing the voices.' And she looks at me and she's like, 'You know a zebra? You know a talking zebra?'

You can't be a doctor if you don't know the entire parts of the body.

I'm addicted to documentaries. That's all I watch on television.

I just like documentaries.

Our society, the dominant culture doesn't like science. It doesn't like technology.

The director's job is like a teacher's, and I feel a teacher should not have any doubts about the subject.

If you happen to start a new country in the 1990s, you have the advantage of drafting new laws with the knowledge that the Internet is out there.

One could argue that our national university system has become a de facto talent drain for much of the country. Many states and communities send their top students away to great schools, never to hear from them again.

Ageing might have its drawbacks but it brings with it hard-won wisdom and a wonderful sense of freedom.

When I was a child, my parents didn't know anything about drugs. They didn't even drink.

We are drowning in information.

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

In midlife, we're as dumb as we get.

We've got to dumb America up again.

Personally, I had made a good amount of dough for a 30-year-old guy, but I didn't know a thing about money. I'm not a dumb guy, but I couldn't figure them out.

I get asked really dumb questions.

I feel like the world is getting dumber. I don't necessarily think people are stupid, but I think we're getting dumber.

We used to say, There's nothing cool about being a dummy.

I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was.

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

Each year, I ask, 'Now that I have this knowledge, these resources, what can I do?'

I listen to a lot of different music. I have a really open ear when it comes to music in general. I like everything. You have to. You have to know your history and learn everything you can, you know?

The influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice.