Not many venture firms have people whose job is to read academic research - on startups, ventures, and entrepreneurs - and gather knowledge from that. Bill Maris academicentrepreneurfirm Change image and share on social
Knowledge is generally considered a good thing; so, presumably, knowing more about how the U.S. thinks and operates around the world is also good. Peter Singer considergenerallygood Change image and share on social
Mollie Hunter was both a great friend and a very fine writer for children. She was fascinated by Scotland's history and its folklore - almost all her novels reflect her tremendous knowledge of both. Joan Lingard childfascinatefine Change image and share on social
The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task. Fabiola Gianotti difficultknowledgelong Change image and share on social
When I was in college, I became interested in various aspects of foreign policy and international relations. Even as a kid, I was interested in what I call, loosely speaking, forbidden knowledge. Barry Eisler aspectcallcollege Change image and share on social
The type of mind of Whitman's, which seldom or never emerges as a mere mentality, an independent thinking and knowing faculty, but always as a personality, always as a complete human entity, never can expound itself, because its operations are synthetic and not analytic; its mainspring is love and not mere knowledge. John Burroughs analyticcompleteemerge share on social
Surgical Anatomy is, to the student of medicine and surgery, the most essential branch of anatomical science, having reference more especially to an accurate knowledge of the more important regions, and consisting in the application of anatomy generally to the practice of surgery. Henry Gray accurateanatomicalanatomy share on social
Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel. Augustus Hare knowledgemankindsail Change image and share on social
Almost all the knowledge required to produce more food than eroding soil is available today - we just need to use that knowledge within a holistic paradigm - managing agriculture holistically, forming the policies that undergird it holistically. Allan Savory agricultureerodefood share on social
The pursuit of natural knowledge, the investigation of the world - mental and material - in which we live, is not a dull and spiritless affair: rather is it a voyage of adventure of the human mind, a holiday for reckless and imaginative souls. Archibald Hill adventureaffairdull share on social