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> [The older we become, the more important it is to use what we know rather than learn more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-j-good/the-older-we-become-the-more-important-it-is-to-use-what-we-know/)

[I. J. Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-j-good/)

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## More by I. J. Good

> [When discussing complex systems like brains and other societies, it is easy to oversimplify: I call this Occam's lobotomy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-j-good/when-discussing-complex-systems-like-brains-and-other-societies-it-is/)

[I. J. Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-j-good/)

> [There may be occasions when it is best to behave irrationally, but whether there are should be decided rationally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-j-good/there-may-be-occasions-when-it-is-best-to-behave-irrationally-but/)

[I. J. Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-j-good/)

> [Let an ultraintelligent machine be defined as a machine that can far surpass all the intellectual activities of any man however clever. Since the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-j-good/let-an-ultraintelligent-machine-be-defined-as-a-machine-that-can-far/)

[I. J. Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-j-good/)

> [The subjectivist states his judgements, whereas the objectivist sweeps them under the carpet by calling assumptions knowledge, and he basks in the glorious objectivity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-j-good/the-subjectivist-states-his-judgements-whereas-the-objectivist-sweeps/)

[I. J. Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-j-good/)

> [The older we become, the more important it is to use what we know rather than learn more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-j-good/the-older-we-become-the-more-important-it-is-to-use-what-we-know/)

[I. J. Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-j-good/)

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