The term ignorant is indeed perhaps an overstatement, implying as it does that something is known somewhere, whereas in reality we are… — John Ashbery Copy Share Image
Even the humblest Party member is expected to be competent, industrious, and even intelligent within narrow limits, but it is also necessary… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Compared with the person who is conscious of his despair, the despairing individual who is ignorant of his despair is simply a… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
It has often been said that, to make discoveries, one must be ignorant. This opinion, mistaken in itself, nevertheless conceals a truth.… — Claude Bernard Copy Share Image
“I can tell you how exceptionally easy it is to be ignorant of the racial forces that have shaped my life and… — Debby Irving Copy Share Image
Every church pretends to have found the exact truth. This is the end of progress. Why pursue that which you have? Why… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
You may say a cat uses good grammar. Well, a cat does -- but you let a cat get excited once; you… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Ah's me! if we could be what what we wish to be, instead of being only what we are, there would be… — James Fenimore Cooper Copy Share Image