The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him. Italo Calvino
Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry. Scott Turow
The channels of intuitive knowledge are opened according to the intensity of individual need. Jane Roberts
I love sharing my knowledge of hitting with others. Now coaches and players at all levels can learn my systematic approach to hitting a baseball with more consistency, mental strength and accuracy. Dusty Baker
My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math that lasted the 20 years we were together. Ann Druyan
I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of that book without spending hours and days reading it. Nicholas Brendon
With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on. Sonny Bono
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
Well, the truth is always what should be told. And the truth and the knowledge of the truth is what everybody should represent, regardless of the consequences of doing it. Johnny Isakson
I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself. Natalia Makarova
The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results. John George Nicolay
We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge. Matt Blunt
The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant. Richard Cecil
I think anyone about to leave one job not surprisingly would use their knowledge, their experience, their skills drawn from their previous positions to try and earn a living in the future. That's what happens in all interviews. Geoff Hoon
Like all science, psychology is knowledge and like science again, it is knowledge of a definite thing, the mind. James M. Baldwin
All along we find that social life - religion, politics, art - reflects the stages reached in the development of the knowledge of self it shows the social uses made of this knowledge. James M. Baldwin
Einstein's results again turned the tables and now very few philosophers or scientists still think that scientific knowledge is, or can be, proven knowledge. Imre Lakatos
As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God. John Jewel
The word of God is full of sad and grave counsel, full of the knowledge of God, of examples of virtues, and of correction of vices, of the end of this life, and of the life to come. John Jewel
Human knowledge is dark and uncertain philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark. John Jewel