Top 84 Most Knowledgeable Quotes
#1. The human collective knows far more today than did the ancient bands. But at the individual level, ancient foragers were the most knowledgeable and skilful people in history.
Yuval Noah Harari
#2. The most knowledgeable person in one domain may be the most ignorant in another.
Albert Camus
#3. If you start from a belief that the most knowledgeable person on earth does not have even one percent of the total knowledge on earth, that shoots down social engineering, economic central planning, judicial activism and innumerable other ambitious notions favored by the political left.
Thomas Sowell
#4. To put it simply, we think books are too important to leave to writers, and we want the wisest, most experienced, most knowledgeable people on earth to be able to effectively and easily share their wisdom with the world.
Tucker Max
#5. New York is great, but the New England fans are probably the most knowledgeable and ardent fans, and not just in baseball, but all sports. But Red Sox Nation is Red Sox Nation.
Dick Williams
#6. The most knowledgeable person is not necessarily the person who runs the government, nor the church, nor the business.
Frederick Lenz
#7. Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.
Lady Bird Johnson
#8. I have long been aggravated, and it increases, about the way that society values women almost exclusively for their beauty and youth, and when we get older, tries to make us powerless - just when we're at our most knowledgeable, and most capable. It's so rotten. I gnash my teeth.
Maria Dahvana Headley
#9. Scholars love knowledge.
Philosophers love wisdom.
The most knowledgeable become professors.
The most wise become sages.
Matshona Dhliwayo
#10. The most successful filmmakers are not always the most knowledgeable ones. They are the ones who put action to what they learnt. They do, not talk about doing.
Elliot Grove
#11. Committed partisans are generally the most knowledgeable voters, independents the least. And the more political knowledge people have, the more apt they are to discuss politics with people who agree with, and reinforce, them.
George Will
#12. He did it (listened) as the world's most charming and magnetic people do, always asking the right question at the right time, never fidgeting or taking his eyes from the speaker's face, making the other guy feel like the most knowledgeable, brilliant, and intellectually savvy person on the planet.
Stephen King
#13. The People of the Sunnah are the most knowledgeable of mankind concerning the truth, and the most merciful of the creation towards the rest of creation.
Ibn Taymiyyah
#14. You might recall, perhaps, that we were probably the only commentators to rely on the most knowledgeable source, State Department intelligence.
Noam Chomsky
#15. Because Cards' fans are the most knowledgeable and loyal in all of baseball, they booed almost reluctantly, polite as booing goes, what would have passes as a standing ovation in Philly.
H. G. Bissinger
#16. Credo Mutwa, the most knowledgeable man i have ever had the honor of knowing.
David Icke
#17. A leader may be the most knowledgeable person in the world, but if the players on his team cannot translate that knowledge into action, it means nothing.
Mike Krzyzewski
#18. Your knowledge is not a substitute for your passion. No matter how knowledgeable you are, when laziness takes the lead in your daily decisions, your knowledge becomes valueless!
Israelmore Ayivor
#19. Who cares what entertainers on the air think about international affairs? Who would want to hear me about Vietnam? They can hear all they want from people with reason to be respected as knowledgeable.
Johnny Carson
#20. I'd like to be a bigger and more knowledgeable person ten years from now than I am today. I think that for all of us as we grow older, we must discipline ourselves to continue expanding, broadening, learning, keeping our minds active and open.
Clint Eastwood
#21. Be knowledgeable in your niche, provide some information free of charge, and share other trustworthy people's free resources whenever possible ...
Heather Hart
#22. There is a big difference between knowing and understanding. If I had a choice of being remembered as a knowledgeable or an understanding man,give me understanding... hands down. RW
Rob Wood
#23. True merit does not depend on the times or on fashion. Those who have no other advantage than courtly manners lose it when they are away from court. But good sense, knowledge, and wisdom make their possessors knowledgeable and beloved in all ages and in all times.
Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...
#24. When it comes to rock music, I'm not much of a player, but I do have entry-level chops. I'm more knowledgeable as a listener, and Revival gave me a way to write about rock and roll without being preachy or boring.
Stephen King
#25. I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.
Stephen Mangan
#26. In order to take care of our ocean, we need to be knowledgeable.
Nainoa Thompson
#27. The SAT is not perfect. We all know smart, knowledgeable people who do badly on standardized tests. But neither is it useless. SAT scores do measure both specific knowledge and valuable thinking skills.
Virginia Postrel
#28. In a late-night monologue, it's not just about being funny; you have to come off as knowledgeable. You have to cultivate a persona of trust and intelligence and likeability.
Anthony Jeselnik
#29. He's very knowledgeable. That's the one advantage that I see in Kobe Bryant's career compared to Michael Jordan. Ten years into Kobe Bryant's career, we're seeing a very polished 27-year-old player who's probably got another seven or eight great years ahead of him.
Scottie Pippen
#30. I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience - at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways. When I'm performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
Billie Jean King
#31. He had bright elfin eyes and a knowledgeable ass.
Chris Hannan
#32. People always comment about my clothes. They don't think a fashionable woman can love food and be knowledgeable and actually cook.
Padma Lakshmi
#33. I was asked to speak about Canadian politics. It may not be true, but it's legendary that if you're like all Americans, you know almost nothing except for your own country. Which makes you probably knowledgeable about one more country than most Canadians.
Stephen Harper
#34. Why is it that we have a tendency to lazily assume other Christians have been the kind of dedicated, motivated, responsible, knowledgeable experts on Bible doctrines that we have never cared enough to become?
Len Smith
#35. He was an ancient, powerful and knowledgeable beyond the boundaries of Earth. He was the one his own kind spoke of in whispers, with awe, with fear, with dread. The Dark One.
Christine Feehan
#36. I don't see a future where we're all taught by robots. The real life, physical experience of being in a classroom and having conversations with knowledgeable people is immeasurably valuable and irreplaceable.
John Green
#37. It was among the knowledgeable others that one hoped to be talked about and admired. It was not impossible - the world of squadrons is small. The years would bow to you; you would be remembered, your name like a thoroughbred's, a horse that ran and won.
James Salter
#38. And I am too knowledgeable now to hurt people imprecisely
Tony Hoagland
#40. I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
Aeschylus
#41. A friend introduced me to Bob Shaye. He was one of the most remarkable men I've ever met. He was a Fulbright scholar, an excellent chef, and very knowledgeable about the arts.
Wes Craven
#42. Me and my family growing up, we cleared our land built our homes and all that. So, I was very well knowledgeable in the construction world. That turned into a commercial development company and construction company.
Drew Waters
#43. Now is the most exciting time in fashion. Women are controlling their destiny now, the consumer is more knowledgeable, and I have to be better every single day.
Oscar De La Renta
#44. Train your staff (if you have any) to be always helpful, courteous, and knowledgeable. Most importantly, give every member of your staff enough information and power to make those small customer-pleasing decisions, so he never has to say, "I don't know, but so-and-so will be back at ... "
Susan Ward
#45. In point of fact, most witches probably know more about liquor and how to properly drink it than many ancient and knowledgeable bartenders.
Melinda Bardon
#46. The power of touch. Life is controlled by such a facet manipulated by Man. All are knowledgeable of its boundaries, most are negligent.
Brian Vihlen
#47. I don't claim to be knowledgeable about theology. Most of my knowledge comes out of my experience and the lessons in the Bible. Every Sunday I'm home I teach 45 minutes and we boiled them down to one page for the new book, 'Through the Year with Jimmy Carter.'
Jimmy Carter
#48. As a general rule, when you comment on a blog, make it knowledgeable or witty and, most of all, relevant to that post - then, simply sign it with your name and your book title. Resist the urge to brag or sell your book.
M.J. Rose
#49. In my investigation in the service of the god I found that those who had the highest reputation were nearly the most deficient, while those who were thought to be inferior were more knowledgeable.
Socrates
#50. Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.
David Brin
#51. With its shrewd analysis and its knowledgeable reflections on the state of the arts, as well as a rich array of anecdotes and quotations about patronage, Patronizing the Arts will appeal to a broad audience.
Jonathan Culler
#52. But if you're not knowledgeable in God's Word, you have nothing to fight with, and the only way to arm yourself against evil and the adversary is to know His Word and use it!
K.J. Masters
#54. I think it reflects well on the state of animation that people are knowledgeable about it and love the fantasy and imagination that goes into it.
Bill Plympton
#55. Parents are always more knowledgeable than their children, and children are always smarter than their parents.
Jonathan Safran Foer
#56. A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate.
Donella Meadows
#57. Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it doesn't seem to matter.
Robert Scheer
#58. I am one of millions who have been treated for depression and gotten well; I was lucky enough to have a psychiatrist well versed in using lithium and knowledgeable about my illness, and who was also an excellent psychotherapist.
Kay Redfield Jamison
#59. It's very hard to get pretentious about beer. You can become knowledgeable and start to talk with a highfalutin' vocabulary. But you can only go so far with beer, and I've always liked that.
Fritz Maytag
#60. The City of London has never been known for understanding technology and has never matched Silicon Valley's tradition of knowledgeable investment in technology start-ups, just as the U.K. government has never matched the vast investment made by the U.S. government.
Geoff Mulgan
#61. I think talented people are priceless. And I think people that are knowledgeable and experienced - and I think there's a balance of new talent and experience, which makes, I think, Estee Lauder really special.
Aerin Lauder
#62. Self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the attitudes, behaviors, and actions of others or by many of the circumstances and environmental influences that limit other people.
Stephen R. Covey
#63. Flair-a primitive kind of style-may be innate, but I think knowledgeable taste is learned, the result of travel, experience, living, education.
Albert Hadley
#64. You study to become knowledgeable;
you experience to become wise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
#65. The creative genius may be at once naive and knowledgeable, being at home equally with primitive symbolism and rigorous logic.
Frank X. Barron
#66. Assessment coordinators need to be knowledgeable about general higher education topics (e.g., student persistence, the cost of higher education, diversity, and student learning); they must also know how those play out at specific institutions.
Kimberly Yousey-Elsener
#67. A knowledgeable manager can lend to the success of an organization "almost" as much as a poorly trained manager can damage it.
Mark W. Boyer
#68. The Lord needs us. He needs us to be knowledgeable, dependable, and competent disciples. We need to know not only that the gospel is true but we need to know the gospel, better than we do right now. We need to be in the right place at the right time. We will thereby become the right person.
Robert L. Millet
#69. It was another example of a phenomenon I call "the talking dog syndrome." Some people are still amazed that any woman (this includes Governors' wives, corporate CEOs, sports stars and rock singers) can hold her own under pressure and be articulate and knowledgeable. The dog can talk!
Hillary Rodham Clinton
#70. I don't feel any real animosity towards critics when they write negative things. I think some are more perceptive than others. Some are very knowledgeable about painting. But it isn't something I have any influence over, so there isn't any point in worrying about it.
Peter Doig
#71. [On gay men:] Let me say, a more artistic, appreciative group of people for the arts does not exist ... They are more knowledgeable, more loving of the arts. They make the average male look stupid.
Bette Davis
#72. An ignorant man who is regarded as knowledgeable by people who are more ignorant than him is still ignorant.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
#73. I just take the Bible for what it is, I guess, and recognize that I am not a scientist, not trained to be a scientist. I'm not a deep thinker on all of this. I wish I was. I wish I was more knowledgeable, but I'm not a scientist.
Michele Bachmann
#74. The ignorant one does not see his ignorance as he basks in its darkness; nor does the knowledgeable one see his own knowledge, for he basks in its light
Ibn Arabi
#75. There is a huge fan base; they're very knowledgeable and very loyal. I was astonished - before I started working on the series, I didn't know anything about 'Game of Thrones.' I hadn't heard of the books.
Charles Dance
#76. Fishtale River Guides are personable and very knowledgeable. I like a guide who'll talk to me and explain what's going on. They work hard to help me catch my fish. I fish with them at least twice a year.
Chuck Austen
#77. The birth of crisis is a birth of opportunity to change yourself, to rise on the top,to become more powerful and more knowledgeable.
Arya Vidhan
#78. Like everything else he did perfectly, Ronin was a perfect travel partner. Knowledgeable. Attentive. Flexible. Spontaneous. Passionate.
Lorelei James
#79. If the 21st Century is the era of knowledge and of knowledgeable human-force, then, to extol this force, Gujarat must form a strong bond with books.
Narendra Modi
#80. A knowledgeable person without a curious mind is like poetry without essence.
Debasish Mridha
#81. David Mamet was great to work with. He was everything that I thought he would be as a director. He's incredibly articulate, an easy collaborator. Extraordinarily knowledgeable about film and writing.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
#82. At birth one is Shudra, through education and samskaras, one becomes cultured (Dwija or twice born), then by practicing the Vedas, one becomes Vipra or knowledgeable and it is only by acquiring the knowledge of the Absolute Brahm, does one become enlightened or Brahmin.
Kamlesh Kapur
#83. I had hoped, at my departure, I would feel sure and knowledgeable about everything that lay ahead
after all, I had been "analyzed." Instead, all I could see were question marks.
Sylvia Plath
#84. 1. One learns of life not from reading books, but through living and experiencing.
2. Those who experience most aspects of life are more knowledgeable than those who only read about them.
Emiliya Ahmadova