I'm really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge. Fred Wilson identityinterestintersection Change image and share on social
They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy. Baha'u'llah conceitdevicediscover share on social
The only knowledge which satisfies us is one which is subject to no external standards but springs from the inner life of the personality. Rudolf Steiner externalknowledgelife Change image and share on social
The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin. Thomas Huxley absolutelyacknowledgeauthority Change image and share on social
The accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility. Michael Gove accumulationacquisitioncapital Change image and share on social
Science, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of knowledge about the world because it is based on testable hypotheses. Religion, by contrast, is based on faith. The term 'doubting Thomas' well illustrates the difference. Paul Davies basecontrastdifference share on social
The proud intellectual seeks knowledge about God, but he never knows God, because he cannot accept the mysteries that he is unable to fully comprehend. Mother Angelica acceptcomprehendfully Change image and share on social
As a former home secretary, I have access to and knowledge of the workings of the system in a way that individuals unfamiliar with the courts can never hope to have. David Blunkett accesscourthome Change image and share on social
The tree of knowledge is not the tree of life! And yet can we cast out of our spirits all the good or evil poured into them by so many learned generations? Ignorance cannot be learned. Gerard De Nerval castevilgeneration Change image and share on social
On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The Larger. Hu Shih achievementbadlybasis share on social