Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made. Bill Cosby businesschildcumulative Change image and share on social
If elected Speaker, I promise you that we will have the courage to lead the fight for our conservative principles and make our case to the American people. But we will also have the wisdom to listen to our constituents and each other so that we always move forward together. Kevin McCarthy americancaseconservative share on social
We can't really digest food unless there's hunger. So we can't really assimilate spiritual wisdom unless we feel the need for it. Radhanath Swami assimilatedigestfeel Change image and share on social
A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow. Charlotte Bronte makemindpillow Change image and share on social
Conventional wisdom on government's role in inequality often has it backwards. Tax reforms have resulted in a more progressive federal income tax; government transfer payments have become less progressive. Paul Ryan backwardsconventionalfederal share on social
Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust. Karl Kraus exhaustexperienceinheritance Change image and share on social
When you're young, you wonder what all these old people are droning on about, trying to impart their wisdom. It's not relevant to you because being young is such a specific thing. Thank God for that. Thank God for the young people who go out and demonstrate against rampant capitalism or whatever. Helen Mirren capitalismdemonstratedron share on social
There should be a point to movies. Sure, you're giving people a diversion from the cold world for a bit, but at the same time, you pass on some facts and rules and maybe a little bit of wisdom. George Lucas bitecolddiversion Change image and share on social
I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange. Cherie Lunghi acceptanceagedewy share on social