People, I guess, generally come to see me do stand-up with a working knowledge of my broad sense of humor on 'The Daily Show'... I don't think anyone would mistake me as an actual anchor. John Oliver actualanchorbroad Change image and share on social
That economic decisions are made without certain knowledge of the consequences is pretty self-evident. But, although many economists were aware of this elementary fact, there was no systematic analysis of economic uncertainty until about 1950. Kenneth Arrow analysisawareconsequence share on social
What the Kinseyites and I had in common so long ago was the knowledge that homosexual and heterosexual behavior are natural to all mammals, and that what differs from individual to individual is the balance between these two complementary but not necessarily conflicted drives. Gore Vidal agobalancebehavior share on social
If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands. Polykarp Kusch abilitybringdiscredit share on social
One may have broad or narrow talents, but only education renders them useful. Schools set up to train people will develop the intelligence of those who have it and end the stupidity of those who do not, providing a specialty to those who have narrow talent and broad knowledge to those with all-around ability. Sun Yat-sen abilitybroaddevelop share on social
Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. Jacob Bronowski adventureedgeknowledge Change image and share on social
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. Plato behaviordesireemotion Change image and share on social
Governments should want and even crave the best possible scientific advice. With reliable knowledge come better decisions, fewer mistakes and more results achieved for each pound spent. Geoff Mulgan achieveadvicecrave Change image and share on social
We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine. H. L. Mencken humanknowledgemoonshine Change image and share on social
When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are. Stephen Covey correctknowledgeprinciple Change image and share on social