When I go out to direct a film, every day we prepare too much, we think too much. Knowledge becomes a weight upon wisdom. You know, simple words lost in the quicksand of experience. Shekhar Kapur daydirectexperience Change image and share on social
'Swan,' by Mary Oliver. Poems and prose. Reading from this book is as if visiting a very wise friend. There is wisdom and welcoming kindness on every page. Jessye Norman bookfriendkindness Change image and share on social
Ending poverty calls for humility, honesty, freedom from ideology and refusal to accept cruel simplicities about anyone's human potential. It requires listening to the wisdom and cutting the nonsense from both the Right and the Left. Donella Meadows acceptcallcruel share on social
I think that we have a great opportunity to impart our wisdom and our knowledge and our experience to this younger generation. It may be different times, but experience transcends time, and wisdom transcends time. Victoria Osteen experiencegenerationgreat share on social
Knowing that you are going to die is, I suspect, the beginning of wisdom. Terry Pratchett begindieknow Change image and share on social
The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the wisdom of that plan becomes more apparent. Dick Cheney advanceapparentcoalition Change image and share on social
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Jean-Jacques Rousseau findgreatkindness Change image and share on social
The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe. Torquato Tasso busycornday Change image and share on social
Around '93, '94, the conventional wisdom about the Internet was that it was a toy for academics and researchers. So it was very, very underestimated for about two years. Marc Andreessen academicconventionalinternet Change image and share on social
Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom. Bernard DeVoto givemannerve Change image and share on social