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“You don't have to be Dave Halberstam to see that the American role in both conflicts [the Iraq war and the Vietnam conflict] is characterized by arrogance, ignorance and self-delusion at the highest levels of government.”

War Self Government Levels Roles Ignorance Conflict Highest Iraq Arrogance Delusion Vietnam Iraq War Dave Self Delusion

Author:Jonathan Yardley

“There is so much more information about the scientific world than there was a generation ago that we have all increased our opportunities for ignorance. There are more things not to know. ... The machinery that we deal with is so much more complex that it is possible to become dysfunctional at a much higher level of performance.”

Knows World Opportunity Levels Deals Progress Generations Information Ignorance Higher Performances Complexes Machinery Higher Level

Book:Making Sense

Source: Making Sense

“But while ignorance can make you insensitive, familiarity can also numb. Entering the second half-century of an information age, our cumulative knowledge has changed the level of what appalls, what stuns, what shocks.”

Age Levels Half Century Information Changed Ignorance Perception Shock Entering Familiarity Numb Insensitive Information Age Cumulative

Author:Anna Quindlen

“The adjuration to be "normal" seems shockingly repellent to me; I see neither hope nor comfort in sinking to that low level. I think it is ignorance that makes people think of abnormality only with horror and allows them to remain undismayed at the proximity of "normal" to average and mediocre. For surely anyone who achieves anything is, essentially, abnormal.”

People Thinking Seems Levels Achieve Ignorance Comfort Horror Normal Lows Average Mediocre Sinking Abnormal Proximity Low Level Abnormality

Book:the Human Mind

Source: the Human Mind

“It's interesting to be an adult and to have that level of ignorance about something, because the nice part about is you get that discovery. The learning curve is so rich and steep.”

Interesting Levels Rich Nice Ignorance Discovery Adults Curves Steep Learning Curve

Author:Demetri Martin

“Let your observations and comparisons produce in your mind an abhorrence of domination and power, the parent of slavery, ignorance, and barbarism, which places man upon a level with his fellow tenants of the woods.”

Men Mind Parent Levels Produce Ignorance Fellows Slavery Woods Observation Comparison Domination Barbarism Abhorrence Tenants

Book:Letters of Mrs. Adams: the wife of John Adams

Source: Letters of Mrs. Adams: the wife of John Adams

“I passionately feel that as long as we view ourselves as superior and other animals as exploitable our consciousness will remain stuck in a level of ignorance that will disallow a full realization of the truth underlying reality.”

Feels Long Reality Animal Levels Views Consciousness Ignorance Stuck Superiors Realization

Author:Sharon Gannon

“The problem is that our inherent ignorance keeps us in samsara and unable to benefit ourselves and others on a really deep level.”

Problem Levels Ignorance Benefits Inherent Really Deep Samsara

Author:Tenzin Palmo

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

People Life Inspirational Humor Funny Levels Emotion Stupid Ignorance Beats Intelligence Stupidity Arguing Sarcastic Drag Hilarious Stupid People Lecturer Stupidity And Ignorance

Author:Mark Twain

“If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow”

Ifs Knows Grows Levels Teacher Ignorance Asking Revealing

Book:Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day

Source: Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day

“Regulators have not been able to achieve the level of future clarity required to act pre-emptively. The problem is not lack of regulation but unrealistic expectations. What we confront in reality is uncertainty, some of it frighteningly so...”

Problem Reality Able Levels Achieve Ignorance Expectations Economics Clarity Uncertainty Regulation Regulators Unrealistic Expectations

Author:Alan Greenspan