“I stared up in disbelief at the information my eyes fed my brain, and lost myself to the stars. For the first time in my life I had a greater idea of how infinitesimally small our planet really is and, furthermore, how tiny and insignificant I am in the grand scheme of the vast universe. I took a seat on a rock next to Lily and took in the moment to comprehend the vastness of everything else, and the incredible smallness of I.” FirstsIdeasMomentsEyeUniverseNextLostStarsBrainGreaterRocksInformationPlanetsFirst TimeIncrediblesTinySeatsFedsSchemesInsignificantOur PlanetDisbeliefLiliesVastnessSmallnessLost Myself Author:Craig Stone
“The more information that's out there, the greater the returns to just being willing to sit down and apply yourself. Information isn't what's scarce; it's the willingness to do something with it.” GreaterInformationWillingReturnDown AndWillingnessJust BeingScarce Author:Tyler Cowen
“We live in a world with huge repositories of logic and even greater such of information-but, alas, so little wisdom.” WorldLittlesScienceGreaterInformationHugeLogicMathematicsAlas Author:Apostolos Doxiadis
“So while it is true that children are exposed to more information and a greater variety of experiences than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated. We always know much more than we understand, and with the torrent of information to which young people are exposed, the gap between knowing and understanding, between experience and learning, has become even greater than it was in the past.” PeopleKnowsChildrenDoePastYoungUnderstandingEducationKnowingGreaterInformationVarietyGapsExposedSophisticatedExperience And LearningKnowing And Understanding Author:David Elkind
“We need to and must protect privacy. But I think that people will be willing and even eager to share medical information about themselves for the greater good of mankind.” PeopleThinkingNeedsGreaterShareMankindInformationWillingProtectMedicalPrivacyGreater Good Author:Patrick Soon-Shiong