The knowledge and understanding of the world which science gives us and the magnificent opportunity which it extends to us to control and use the world for the extension of our pleasure in it has never been greater than it now is. Polykarp Kusch controlextendextension share on social
I feel, sometimes, as the renaissance man must have felt in finding new riches at every point and in the certainty that unexplored areas of knowledge and experience await at every turn. Polykarp Kusch areaawaitcertainty Change image and share on social
Hope is the belief we might get it done, and faith is the knowledge we will get it done. Tom Shadyac belieffaithhope Change image and share on social
Another hero was Tom Swift, in the books. What he stood for, the freedom, the scientific knowledge and being and engineer gave him the ability to invent solutions to problems. He's always been a hero to me. I buy old Tom Swift books now and read them to my own children. Steve Wozniak abilitybookbuy share on social
To deprecate human reason by saying that none of us is or can be omniscient is absurd, for it takes an impossible standard as the judge of a possible and real condition. All of our knowledge we get from the exercise of our reason; to say that no man can be God and know everything is to take an irrational standard of evaluation. Murray Rothbard absurdconditiondeprecate share on social
It always seems to me so odd that when a man dies, he takes out with him all the knowledge that he has got in his lifetime whilst sowing his wild oats or winning successes. And he leaves his sons or younger brothers to go through all the work of learning it over again from their own experience. Robert Baden-Powell brotherexperienceknowledge share on social
I would encourage you: be informed - knowledge is power. Matt Bevin encourageinformknowledge Change image and share on social
But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor. Thomas a Kempis benefitdeceiveendeavor Change image and share on social
Knowledge is sometimes superfluous: when we need it, we have it not. Saint Bernard knowledgesuperfluous Change image and share on social
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance. Thomas Sowell considerableextentignorance Change image and share on social