Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.


Vikas Swarup

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Book knowledge is not enough. Experiential knowledge is essential for success in life.
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One’s opinion should only be as strong as one’s knowledge on the matter.
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Imagination has no end, even knowledge has no end as Imagination represents knowledge.
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Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it appears to be.
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination enircles the world.
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His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
As knowledge increases, wonder deepens.
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As knowledge increases, wonder deepens
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Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.
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People buy books to own knowledge and have others see them as people of knowledge
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We keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and beliefs, as we can...
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Death is not scary enough and not so sweet life of the human foot leaves gentility.
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Imagination is more important than knowledge.
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Experience is more important than knowledge.
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Curiosity is more important than knowledge.
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Jesus himself refers to himself as light, illumination, knowledge, insight, understanding, wisdom
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Global terror does not respect national boundaries.
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
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I don't look at myself as a writer; I am a storyteller.
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The writer's is an interior world, a world of the mind.
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I am not into the unrealistic realm of magic realism where birds talk.
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Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.
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The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.
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I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.
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I'm not funny. Never have been and, as far as I can tell, I never will be.
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If knowledge is power, clandestine knowledge is power squared; it can be withheld, exchanged, and le...
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Collecting facts is important. Knowledge is important. But if you don't have an imagination to u...
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Wisdom comes from within. Knowledge is acquired and can sometimes put a screen on your wisdom.
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Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom
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I'm a strict, strict agnostic. It's very different from a casual, 'I don't know.'...
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Never stop acquiring the commonsense, it is as good as the knowledge.
AMIT KALANTRI
Change takes time, forethought and knowledge, as well as an envisioned goal.
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There is no knowledge so hard to acquire as the knowledge of how to live this life well and naturall...
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Judgement can do without knowledge: but not knowledge without judgement.
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -Albert Einstein.
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As far as I'm concerned, there's no job more important on the planet than being a mom.
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The fire of knowledge is capable of destroying these enemies. Ignorance (darkness) can be destroyed ...
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Knowledge is not the same as wisdom. You can know all the facts and still not be able to act wisely....
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Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.
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Too much knowledge and analysis can be paralysis.
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As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be...
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Indeed, the most important product of knowledge is ignorance.
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Knowledge cannot be measured; it can be seen with hardwork
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As a species we are always hungry for new knowledge.
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Our job as writers, as far as I can tell, is to attempt to express what seems inexpressible.
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The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly
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So what if People don't care how much knowledge you have,don't stop and keep getting it as there is ...
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Disability is the Inability to see Ability
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The Power of Food is really Spiritual. It not only brings the whole family together on the same tabl...
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Impossible ...... is just an opinion, nothing else!
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When you got 14 people in a room talking about Buffalo, you listen.
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life has stopped itself at a turn, that turn does not turn
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