--- title: "13 Access Knowledge Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 13 Access Knowledge quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Access Knowledge sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3a/thomas-m-nichols-8933_dangerous_these-are-dangerous-times-never-have-so_2621413.jpg" --- > [“These are dangerous times. Never have so many people had so much access to so much knowledge and yet have been so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-nichols/these-are-dangerous-times-never-have-so-many-people-had-so-much/) [Thomas M. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-nichols/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3a/thomas-m-nichols-8933_dangerous_these-are-dangerous-times-never-have-so_2621413.jpg) > [“I like to share info & links to help access knowledge and possible solutions to situations.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-woodman/i-like-to-share-info-links-to-help-access-knowledge-and-possible/) [Jay Woodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-woodman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/jay-woodman-3412_knowledge_i-like-to-share-info-links-to-help-acces_2203438.jpg) > [“We use other people's brains to navigate the world: to acquire skills and practices, and to access knowledge systems of long-dead strangers.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-earls/we-use-other-people-s-brains-to-navigate-the-world-to-acquire-skills/) [Mark Earls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-earls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/mark-earls-260188_culture_we-use-other-people-s-brains-to-navigate_495932.jpg) > [“Librarians are the bedrock of the public domain and the defenders of our fundamental right to access knowledge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-malamud/librarians-are-the-bedrock-of-the-public-domain-and-the-defenders-of/) [Carl Malamud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-malamud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/carl-malamud-225828_librarians_librarians-are-the-bedrock-of-the-public_2544845.jpg) > [Everyone, young and old, must have access to the knowledge and skills to participate in the evolving economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-young-and-old-must-have-access-to-the-knowledge-and-skills/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e86/anonymous-1_access_everyone-young-and-old-must-have-access_2913506.jpg) > [“Anyone can have access to knowledge but very few are chosen by the divine light to be guided.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-sacredfire/anyone-can-have-access-to-knowledge-but-very-few-are-chosen-by-the/) [Robin Sacredfire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-sacredfire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/robin-sacredfire-1159_divine-light_anyone-can-have-access-to-knowledge-but_977450.jpg) > [“Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-morrison/access-to-knowledge-is-the-superb-the-supreme-act-of-truly-great/) [Toni Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/toni-morrison-271_civilization_access-to-knowledge-is-the-superb-the-su_168207.jpg) > [Until very recently, most knowledge was inaccessible to people who couldn't read text. But this is changing. The computer opens up other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seymour-papert/until-very-recently-most-knowledge-was-inaccessible-to-people-who/) [Seymour Papert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seymour-papert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/seymour-papert-12175_access_until-very-recently-most-knowledge-was-i_793507.jpg) > [Access to communication in the widest sense is access to knowledge, and that is vitally important for us We do not need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-braille/access-to-communication-in-the-widest-sense-is-access-to-knowledge-2/) [Louis Braille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-braille/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/louis-braille-68835_access_access-to-communication-in-the-widest-se_3119690.jpg) > [The Earth is alive and contains the knowledge you seek. It is your consciousness that determines what it reveals. How to access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-marciniak/the-earth-is-alive-and-contains-the-knowledge-you-seek-it-is-your/) [Barbara Marciniak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-marciniak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/111/barbara-marciniak-16114_access_the-earth-is-alive-and-contains-the-know_1035431.jpg) > [Access to communication in the widest sense is access to knowledge, and that is vitally important for us if we are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-braille/access-to-communication-in-the-widest-sense-is-access-to-knowledge/) [Louis Braille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-braille/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/louis-braille-68835_access_access-to-communication-in-the-widest-se_1480494.jpg) > [For me, Sci-Hub has a value by itself, as a website where users can access knowledge. There are many websites where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-elbakyan/for-me-sci-hub-has-a-value-by-itself-as-a-website-where-users-can/) [Alexandra Elbakyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-elbakyan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b0/alexandra-elbakyan-21024_knowledge_for-me-sci-hub-has-a-value-by-itself-as_2467885.jpg) > [Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-morrison/access-to-knowledge-is-the-superb-the-supreme-act-of-truly-great-2/) [Toni Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/toni-morrison-271_access_access-to-knowledge-is-the-superb-the-su_1132250.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/access-knowledge/#itemlist", "name": "Access Knowledge Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“These are dangerous times. Never have so many people had so much access to so much knowledge and yet have been so resistant to learning anything.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas M. 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We must be treated as equals, and communication is the way we can bring this about.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Louis Braille" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-braille/access-to-communication-in-the-widest-sense-is-access-to-knowledge-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/louis-braille-68835_access_access-to-communication-in-the-widest-se_3119690.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/louis-braille-68835_access_access-to-communication-in-the-widest-se_3119690.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/louis-braille-68835_access_access-to-communication-in-the-widest-se_3119690.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Access to communication in the widest sense is access to knowledge, and that is vitally important for us We…” — Louis Braille", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Earth is alive and contains the knowledge you seek. It is your consciousness that determines what it reveals. How to access this knowledge? And where are the keys to open it and make it yours? The Earth speaks. Love her, honor and respect her and she will reveal her secrets.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Barbara Marciniak" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-marciniak/the-earth-is-alive-and-contains-the-knowledge-you-seek-it-is-your/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/111/barbara-marciniak-16114_access_the-earth-is-alive-and-contains-the-know_1035431.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/111/barbara-marciniak-16114_access_the-earth-is-alive-and-contains-the-know_1035431.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/111/barbara-marciniak-16114_access_the-earth-is-alive-and-contains-the-know_1035431.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Earth is alive and contains the knowledge you seek. 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