Keyword: Knowledge

I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist
Intelligence

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.

Intelligence

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.

(1942 – 2018) English physicist
Intelligence

It is a secret in the Oxford sense; you may tell it to only one person at a time.

(1905 – 1992) English civil servant & philosopher
Beliefs

If you know you don't know much, you are smarter than most people.

Intelligence

An expert really doesn't know anymore than you do. He is merely better organized and has slides.

Murphy’s Laws People

Adolescence is the time in life when a youngster is well informed about anything he doesn’t have to study.

Age Education

Well, um, you know, something’s neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so, I suppose, as Shakespeare said.

(1932 – ) American businessman & U.S. Secretary of Defense
Beliefs Misspokements

An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Experience: A form of knowledge acquired only two ways: by doing and being done.

Definitions

Education is the process of moving from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty.

Education Murphy’s Laws

It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Intelligence

… the less a man knows, the more sure it is that he knows everything.

(1888 – 1957) English writer
Beliefs Intelligence People

What you don't know will always hurt you.

Murphy’s Laws

In baseball, you don’t know nothing.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Baseball Sports Yogi-isms

I can't answer that – it's out of my water.

Mixed metaphors

An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.

Murphy’s Laws

Only someone who understands something absolutely can explain it so no one else can understand it.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws Understanding

What you don't know would make a good book.

(1771 – 1845) English writer & Anglican clergyman
Insults Intelligence

The specialist learns more and more about less and less until, finally, he knows everything about nothing; whereas the generalist learns less and less about more and more until, finally, he knows nothing about everything.

Education Learning Murphy’s Laws

What I'm suggesting to you is, if you can't name the foreign minister of Mexico, therefore, you know, you're not capable of what you do.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president
Bushisms