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“Imagination is a powerful force underlying all knowing”

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Jim Fowler, born on April 9, 1932, is a renowned television actor. He has a rich experience in the television industry, best known for his roles in nature documentaries. more

“Knowledge has always been important, of course. The ancient Egyptians did not raise the stones for the pyramids relying on the incantations of their gods. The waters in the irrigation canals of the great Indus Civilisation did not flow according to the laws of ignorance. Knowledge has always been power and wealth.”

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Author:Mahathir Mohamad

“If you would improve, submit to be considered wihout sense and foolish with respect to externals. Wish to be considered to know nothing; and if you shall seem to someone to be a person of importance, distrust yourself.”

Ifs Knows Persons Seems Wish Knowledge Importance Foolish Submit Self Knowledge Distrust Trust Yourself

Book:Enchiridion

Source: Enchiridion

“In scientific thought, the concept functions all the better for being cut off from all background images. In its full exercise, the scientific concept is free from all the delays of its genetic evolution, an evolution which is consequently explained by simple psychology. The virility of knowledge increases with each conquest of the constructive abstraction.”

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Author:Gaston Bachelard

“The truth is that even in the information age, information is not enough. if all we needed were ideas and positive thinking, then we all would have had ponies when we were kids and we would all be living our "dream life" now. Action is what unites every great success. Action is what produces results. Knowledge is only potential power until it comes into the hands of someone who knows how to get himself to take effective action. In fact, the literal definition of the word "power" is "the ability to act."”

Source: Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement

“Schools teach ignorance.”

School Knowledge Teach Ignorance

Author:Eduardo Galeano

“When ignorant people see someone who is dead, they are disgusted and horrified, even thought they too will be dead some day. I thought to myself: I don't want to be like the ignorant people. After then, I couldn't feel the usual intoxication with life anymore.”

People Want Feels Knowledge Ignorant Usual Intoxication Disgusted Ignorant People

Author:Gautama Buddha

“Second, you need to spread the large amount of information knowledge that you've gained-pooping like an elephant. This means sharing information and discoveries with your fellow employees and occasionally even with your competitors.”

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Author:Guy Kawasaki

“I know what I do not know.”

Knows Knowledge

Author:Socrates

“Besides the practical knowledge which defeat offers, there are important personality profits to be taken. Defeat strips away false values and makes you realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold.”

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Author:William Moulton Marston

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