We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge.
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Related Next generations will not know what is to have childhood. DANIEL MELGAçO Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters. JEFFREY FRY The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m... ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt... ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank... ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ... ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate... ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ... ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices. ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... PEACE IS THE OBJECTIVE TO WAR, BUT THE BLOOD RUNNETH STILL NATALIE URQUIETA 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON The love you get, is equal to the love you give. BEN OAK Tell your story to the universe and Let your actions speak LOVE.' No matter what it is. NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it SARA SHEPARD There is no philosophy which is not founded upon knowledge of the phenomena, but to get any profit f... DANIEL BERNOULLI Congratulations, to the people which made gotham series, still need some more and extra work! DEYTH BANGER To have the cognitive abilities to do research and development is vital to a forever expanding world... GARY F EVANS... The first and foremost human right or fundamental right is the right to exist. APURVA GAGLANI If we ever put research into what the subconscious is we could probably come to the conclusion that ... GARY F EVANS... i know im not the girl you wanted. not the one you want to hear from. but what you see is what you g... SIMI GREWAL Time determines the occurrence of possibilities and impossibilities, but God determines the time for... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL Do not let a day pass without adding to your knowledge SOTONYE ANGA If to know is to work, then knowledge is the fruit of our own unaided effort and activity; then know... JOSEF PIEPER I want to be honest, and even if that's scary, I know it's worth it. EMM GRYNER A librarian for president is exactly what this country needs. RICHARD CASTLE Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. RONALD E. OSBORN While both these statements refer to eggs, the main difference between these two rather irking state... CHRISTINA ENGELA It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or
whether I am serious, just as it ... OLIVER CROMWELL It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it i... SALVADOR DALí It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it i... SALVADOR DALí The scientific method gives us
information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
can... LEWIS N. ROE To be, or not to be, that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Your "Not To Do" list is also important. MANI S. SIVASUBRAMANIAN Using assistive technology with your child prevents your child from missing out on content solely be... SANDRA K. COOK We're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive. It's pretty dense kid... KURT VONNEGUT When I die it will be game over,... but I know one life is short, to be selfish is not the best deci... DEYTH BANGER The saying sell all your belongings & give to the poor simply means "Redirect your mind to the verit... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Life can only be understood looking backward. It must be lived forward. ERIC ROTH You're afraid of getting hurt like I'm afraid to die. It doesn't mean I'm not going to live every da... VI KEELAND Wesley Rush doesn't chase girls, but I'm chasing you. KODY KEPLINGER I turn and kick with the first one and feel myself being lifted and thrown towards the beach. It's l... MARK SMITH What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough ... DOUGLAS ADAMS One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit o... DOUGLAS ADAMS We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult. ALAN BEAN Judge not lest ye be judged. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW It is not enough to know that you are called, it is also necessary to know how you will accomplish y... SUNDAY ADELAJA To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. CONFUCIUS To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. SOCRATES Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to k... KAHLIL GIBRAN Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is
incumbent on me to know my self, to... KAHLIL GIBRAN Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to k... KHALIL GIBRAN Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... ERNEST HEMINGWAY Knowledge isn't the issue, it's what you think you know that's not the truth. RICK PRICE It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin. VLADIMIR PUTIN To be or not to be. That's not really a question. JEAN-LUC GODARD We stayed all day long. We closed our eyes and paryed, which we had not doen together in a long time... MARGARET MCMULLAN Knowledge is not the same as wisdom. You can know all the facts and still not be able to act wisely.... DAN SMITH Dare to seek knowledge. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true... COPERNICUS To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true... NICOLAUS COPERNICUS I had nothing to say to these strangers, whoever or whatever they were. CATHERINE LACEY Human knowledge is but a ripple on the water's surface. To go deeper, we must accept the fact that w... STEWART STAFFORD Rather than standing defiant screaming to the winds to bring the storm, be focused, grateful f... TOM ALTHOUSE 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be done, but rather the... ARISTOTLE - Mrzim sve što je odricanje! - Ni ja, Ivane, ne pristajem da se odričem. Ja hoću ceo, sav, ... DOBRICA ĆOSIć In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been wi... DOUGLAS ADAMS There was a terribly ghastly silence. There was a terribly ghastly noise. There was a terr... DOUGLAS ADAMS To make one mistake, and then fix it. It shows, a sign that you have understood the lesson. DEYTH BANGER She was restless. She drove a little too fast, swam a little too far offshore. She hitchhiked. She s... ELIZABETH WINDER Boring people live boring lives. HABEEB AKANDE Can I buy you a drink when you get off?" "I don't drink. Alcohol is bad for my legs." ERIC JEROME DICKEY He'd never forget what Naasir had said to him when Dmitri yelled that he didn't intend to bury anoth... NALINI SINGH Seeking survival, hostile, hidden from sight, Deliciously flavoured - juicy, sweet bite, E... CLAUDIA BAKKER He muttered something foul and then climbed the stairs, rapping twice on Timmie’s door. “Ri... JEANIENE FROST I know of only one duty, and that is to love. ALBERT CAMUS To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowled... HENRY DAVID THOREAU To understand reality is not the same as to know about outward events. It is to perceive the essenti... DIETRICH BONHOEFFER Do I have the courage of being a ruthless man to myself with the complete knowledge on my manner or ... FEREIDOON YAZDI I don't spend a lot of time asking "WHY?" Instead I focus on what I should do now or how I should re... JEFF DIXON-THE KEY TO THE KINGDOM I want to get to the moon. I want to go to Mars. DAVID MACKAY The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The one principle of hell is – “I am my own GEORGE MACDONALD Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are... CHARLES SPURGEON Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are... C. H. (CHARLES HADDON) SPURGEON Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are... CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are... CHARLES H. SPURGEON We know that segregation is evil. We know that the sickest children should not go to the worst hospi... JONATHAN KOZOL To love is to act. VICTOR HUGO War is no solution to peace. BEN OAK I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, n... AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS When our lips parted, he sighed. “I love those eyes, angel. When they look at me, I feel like anyt... BIJOU HUNTER It is not only all right but necessary to stand up to George Bush. RUSS FEINGOLD When looking for evidence that something exists, it's silly
to start by assuming that it is impossib... LEWIS N. ROE
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