Ignorance Quotes - Page 9

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

We have a large public that is very ignorant about public affairs and very susceptible to simplistic slogans by candidates who appear out of nowhere, have no track record, but mouth appealing slogans

Why should we subsidize intellectual curiosity?

We thought it was nice of you to let him have a go, because, in England, he wouldn't be trusted with a pair of scissors.

It is true that a great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them. But it is a great mistake to suppose that he will do this better for being ignorant of the traditions.

The more you can escape from how horrible things really are, the less it's going to bother you...and then, the worse things get.

Rationality belongs to the cool observer, but because of the stupidity of the average man, he follows not reason, but faith, and the naive faith requires necessary illusion and emotionally potent oversimplifications which are provided by the myth-maker to keep ordinary person on course.

I know you don't think that any tongue I speak is mine; it must be rented. I am always denial, or pretense. A child born mid-flight has no nation. I can pull on either culture, but they always melt like a dream, trickle away, water on the oiled pelt of foreign.

Scientific knowledge scarcely exists amongst the higher classes of society. The discussion in the Houses of Lords or of Commons, which arise on the occurrence of any subjects connected with science, sufficiently prove this fact…

But what is it that drives haters crazy with rage? Many times, it's being ignored. To a person with pride, being ignored is often worse than out-and-out hate; it's that much more of an insult, that you're not even worth noticing.

We convince ourselves that even our shameless waste, our unchecked consumption and our appalling ignorance of anyplace in the world except our own little corner must continue-or they win! No, when you become smarter and less gluttonous, you win. We all win!

Politics and Sport were invented to give unknowledgeable people an opportunity to share their knowledge.

To read narrowly and shallowly is to read from a place of ignorance.

We do not learn for the benefit of anyone, we learn to unlearn ignorance.

Reading is a choice. The will to do depends the reader. We may or may not do it but when we kill reading, we kill a purposeful mind. Reading a page of a purposeful book per day is not only a great medicine to the mind but also a powerful antidote to ignorance and mediocrity

The book: an umbrella against ignorance

Aristocracy's only an admission that certain traits which we call fine - courage and honor and beauty and all that sort of thing - can best be developed in a favorable environment, where you don't have the warpings of ignorance and necessity.

People strive hardest to save face, when the beauty they value is solely extrinsic.

Biologists have an adolescent fascination with sex. Like teenagers they are embarrassed by the subject because of their ignorance.