Today mythical thinking has fallen into disrepute; we often dismiss it as irrational and self-indulgent. But the imagination is also the faculty that has enabled scientists to bring new knowledge to light and to invent technology that has made us immeasurably more effective. Karen Armstrong bringdismissdisrepute share on social
I came to accept during my freshman year that many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I'd feared. Sonia Sotomayor acceptapplicationaptitude Change image and share on social
I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste. Rocco DiSpirito foodknowledgeliterally Change image and share on social
When you go into the studio or get up on the stage with people who have more experience or knowledge, you learn. Jake Shimabukuro experienceknowledgelearn Change image and share on social
Call a man 'ignorant,' and you have license to show the world your vast fund of knowledge and wise him up. P. J. O'Rourke callfundignorant Change image and share on social
English girls' schools today providing the higher education are, so far as my knowledge goes, worthily representative of that astonishing rise in the intellectual standards of women which has taken place in the last half-century. Mary Augusta Ward astonishcenturyeducation share on social
I'm not fascinated by one particular case, but by knowledge that I had no idea was out there. Shannon Miller casefascinateidea Change image and share on social
Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to the optimum point in the strictly bureaucratic administration. Max Weber administrationbureaucraticcontinuity share on social
My own special knowledge is about the Abenaki people and, to some degree, my Iroquois neighbors. But whenever I write anything about another tribal nation, I always get a lot of help. Not just from books, but from people who belong to that tribal nation. Joseph Bruchac abenakibelongbook share on social
Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge. Vikas Swarup bookimportantknowledge Change image and share on social
