Risk models are a substitute for historical knowledge, because they tend to work with just three years' worth of data. But three years is not a long time in financial history. Niall Ferguson datumfinancialhistorical Change image and share on social
People live longer today than they ever have. They live happier lives, have more knowledge, more information. All this is the result of communications technology. How is any of that bad? Tom Clancy badcommunicationhappy Change image and share on social
I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history. Daisaku Ikeda actionbasechallenge share on social
There was never a nation great until it came to the knowledge that it had nowhere in the world to go for help. Charles Dudley Warner greatknowledgenation Change image and share on social
I made mistakes. I let other people influence me and make decisions, sometimes without my knowledge. Cathy Moriarty decisioninfluenceknowledge Change image and share on social
A good designer has technical knowledge - don't treat her like someone who's there to decide whether something should be pink or orange. Jeffrey Zeldman decidedesignergood Change image and share on social
The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand. Frank Herbert begindiscoveryknowledge Change image and share on social
Every one of my opponents, every one of my critics, will tell you that I am a generalist spread far too thin in an age when this is not done anymore, when responsible knowledge is specialized knowledge. George Steiner ageanymorecritic share on social
I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in English. I'm thinking of Jose Maria Arguedas, whom I read when I was living in Lima, and who really impacted the way I viewed my country. Daniel Alarcon americanarguedascountry share on social
The fondest dream of the information age is to create an archive of all knowledge. You might call it the Alexandrian fantasy, after the great library founded by Ptolemy I in 286 BC. Gary Wolf agealexandrianarchive Change image and share on social