You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans'. We don't simply skim the elite. Donna Shalala americanbackgroundcollege share on social
I have to expend an awful lot of energy actively undoing the impact of my name. Understandably, people assume that I have at least some connection to Iran. The truth is that I don't. I have very little knowledge about the culture, the language, the history. I've never been to Iran. I've never even been inside a mosque. Said Sayrafiezadeh activelyassumeawful share on social
Epistemology is the study of knowledge. By what conduit do we know what we know? Theodore Bikel conduitepistemologyknowledge 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 biggest reason people don't do things is knowledge. Many people don't go to the gym because they don't know what the heck they're doing. Jessie Pavelka biggymheck Change image and share on social
Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything. We can't talk about science, because our knowledge of it is limited and unofficial, and usually our fiction is dreadful. Philip K. Dick dreadfulfictionknowledge Change image and share on social
My whole life, I had been taught to read and study, to seek understanding in knowledge of history, of cultures. Meghan O'Rourke culturehistoryknowledge Change image and share on social
The research I have been doing - studying how foodstuffs yield energy in living cells - does not lead to the kind of knowledge that can be expected to give immediate practical benefits to mankind. If I have chosen this field of study, it was because I believed in its importance in spite of its theoretical character. Hans Adolf Krebs believebenefitcell share on social
It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance, for it requires knowledge to perceive it; and, therefore, he that can perceive it hath it not. Jeremy Taylor hathignoranceimpossible Change image and share on social
If we don't empower ourselves with knowledge, then we're gonna be led down a garden path. Fran Drescher empowergardengonna Change image and share on social