#knowledge

If you want to really know something you have to observe or experience it in person; if you claim to know something on the basis of hearsay, or on happening to see it in a book, you'll be a laughingstock to those who really know. ↗

— Jonathan D. Spence

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I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on the hiphop community. I'm looking to elevate through my music, and through my music I educate. ↗

— Talib Kweli

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There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me. ↗

— Kurt Russell

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I and my colleagues here have been engaged in the pursuit of knowledge. ↗

— Frederick Sanger

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It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge. It should appeal to those with a good sense of adventure. ↗

— Frederick Sanger

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Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness. ↗

— George Santayana

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Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace. ↗

— George Santayana

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