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The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by any other science.

Some years ago I gave a concert in the mountains with snow all around, and that was much colder.

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained.

The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobody's word about them.

Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.

The knowledge of languages was very useful. I have a university degree in foreign languages and literature.

With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on.

Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities.

To unfold the secret laws and relations of those high faculties of thought by which all beyond the merely perceptive knowledge of the world and of ourselves is attained or matured, is a object which does not stand in need of commendation to a rational mind.

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

More students have a better knowledge of pop culture than of the Constitution.

Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.

Shakespeare also introduces the supernatural into some of his tragedies; he introduces ghosts, and witches who have supernatural knowledge.

In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn.

In any case, in so far as our knowledge of the universe carries us, the advent of civilization for the first time on our globe represents the highest ascent of the life processes to which evolution had anywhere attained.

The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.

We are rather in the position that used to exist at the BBC, where you feel that you can pick up the phone to people who are experts in their field and they will be very favourably disposed to you and share their knowledge.

The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.