--- title: "11 Gaps Knowledge Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Gaps Knowledge quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Gaps Knowledge sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/dennis-muilenburg-9317_experience_it-s-vital-to-understand-where-you-may-h_785929.jpg" --- > [It's vital to understand where you may have gaps in your knowledge or experience and to surround yourself with a team that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muilenburg/it-s-vital-to-understand-where-you-may-have-gaps-in-your-knowledge-or/) [Dennis Muilenburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muilenburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/dennis-muilenburg-9317_experience_it-s-vital-to-understand-where-you-may-h_785929.jpg) > [The more I learn about stuff the more conscious I become of grave gaps in my knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/the-more-i-learn-about-stuff-the-more-conscious-i-become-of-grave/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-darnielle-2176_conscious_the-more-i-learn-about-stuff-the-more-co_61048.png) > [I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-wright/i-am-always-watching-old-films-and-trying-to-fill-gaps-in-my-knowledge/) [Edgar Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8eb/edgar-wright-3794_cinema_i-am-always-watching-old-films-and-tryin_1779772.jpg) > [“Many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-sotomayor/many-of-the-gaps-in-my-knowledge-and-understanding-were-simply-limits/) [Sonia Sotomayor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-sotomayor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/491/sonia-sotomayor-1504_background_many-of-the-gaps-in-my-knowledge-and-und_2411770.png) > [“To fill in all the gaps in my knowledge beforehand was out of the question for me. I had to write now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-huizinga/to-fill-in-all-the-gaps-in-my-knowledge-beforehand-was-out-of-the/) [Johan Huizinga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-huizinga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/johan-huizinga-5595_writing_to-fill-in-all-the-gaps-in-my-knowledge_1378482.jpg) > [To argue that the gaps in knowledge which confront the seeker must be filled, not by patient inquiry, but by intuition or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/to-argue-that-the-gaps-in-knowledge-which-confront-the-seeker-must-be/) [H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/h-l-mencken-245_arguing_to-argue-that-the-gaps-in-knowledge-whic_2038477.jpg) > [When I listen to the public debates about climate change, I am impressed by the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freeman-dyson/when-i-listen-to-the-public-debates-about-climate-change-i-am/) [Freeman Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freeman-dyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/496/freeman-dyson-1435_change_when-i-listen-to-the-public-debates-abou_2756247.png) > [The scientific approach to the phenomenon of human nature enables us to be ignorant without bieng frightened, and without, therefore, having to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-woods-winnicott/the-scientific-approach-to-the-phenomenon-of-human-nature-enables-us/) [Donald Woods Winnicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-woods-winnicott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/donald-woods-winnicott-25798_approach_the-scientific-approach-to-the-phenomeno_2431864.jpg) > [I came to accept during my freshman year that many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-sotomayor/i-came-to-accept-during-my-freshman-year-that-many-of-the-gaps-in-my/) [Sonia Sotomayor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-sotomayor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/sonia-sotomayor-1504_accept_i-came-to-accept-during-my-freshman-year_2193173.png) > [“Just as we are not all equally able to carry a tune or draw a straight line, many people simply cannot recognize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-m-nichols/just-as-we-are-not-all-equally-able-to-carry-a-tune-or-draw-a/) [Thomas M. Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-m-nichols/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/thomas-m-nichols-8933_straight-line_just-as-we-are-not-all-equally-able-to-c_653409.jpg) > [The notion that science does not concern itself with first causes - that it leaves the field to theology or metaphysics, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/the-notion-that-science-does-not-concern-itself-with-first-causes/) [H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1a/h-l-mencken-245_arguing_the-notion-that-science-does-not-concern_2709799.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gaps-knowledge/#itemlist", "name": "Gaps Knowledge Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's vital to understand where you may have gaps in your knowledge or experience and to surround yourself with a team that complements that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dennis Muilenburg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muilenburg/it-s-vital-to-understand-where-you-may-have-gaps-in-your-knowledge-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/dennis-muilenburg-9317_experience_it-s-vital-to-understand-where-you-may-h_785929.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/dennis-muilenburg-9317_experience_it-s-vital-to-understand-where-you-may-h_785929.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/dennis-muilenburg-9317_experience_it-s-vital-to-understand-where-you-may-h_785929.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's vital to understand where you may have gaps in your knowledge or experience and to surround yourself…” — Dennis Muilenburg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The more I learn about stuff the more conscious I become of grave gaps in my knowledge.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Darnielle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/the-more-i-learn-about-stuff-the-more-conscious-i-become-of-grave/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-darnielle-2176_conscious_the-more-i-learn-about-stuff-the-more-co_61048.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-darnielle-2176_conscious_the-more-i-learn-about-stuff-the-more-co_61048.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/john-darnielle-2176_conscious_the-more-i-learn-about-stuff-the-more-co_61048.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The more I learn about stuff the more conscious I become of grave gaps in my knowledge.” — John Darnielle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edgar Wright" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-wright/i-am-always-watching-old-films-and-trying-to-fill-gaps-in-my-knowledge/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8eb/edgar-wright-3794_cinema_i-am-always-watching-old-films-and-tryin_1779772.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8eb/edgar-wright-3794_cinema_i-am-always-watching-old-films-and-tryin_1779772.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8eb/edgar-wright-3794_cinema_i-am-always-watching-old-films-and-tryin_1779772.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.” — Edgar Wright", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I feared. 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