Adversaries Quote by Alvin Toffler

All knowledge is ultimately rooted in metaphorical (or analogical) modes of perception and thought.

— Denis Leary

“There is a widespread philosophical tendency towards the view which tells us that Man is the measure of all things, that truth is man-made,…

— Bertrand Russell

Without initiation into the scientific spirit one is not in possession of the best tools humanity has so far devised for effectively directed reflection.…

— John Dewey

No one has yet been found so firm of mind and purpose as resolutely to compel himself to sweep away all theories and common…

— Francis Bacon

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

— Confucius

“Metaphor is the currency of knowledge. I have spent my life learning incredible amounts of disparate, disconnected, obscure, useless pieces of knowledge, and they…

— Chandler Burr

Though we [Humanists] take a strict position on what constitutes knowledge, we are not critical of the source of ideas. Often intuitive feelings, hunches,…

— Fred Edwords

Saying the words that come from knowledge is no sign of having it.

— Aristotle

“The range of the human mind, the scale and depth of the metaphors the mind is capable of manufacturing as it grapples with the…

— Barry Holstun Lopez

Knowledge is the reward of action. For it is by doing things that one becomes transformed. Executing a symbolical gesture, actually living through, to…

— Heinrich Zimmer

Knowledge is recognizing what you know and what you don't.

— Confucius

Knowledge is like fire 'cause it breaks down things so you can see what they truly are. It's like how a fire breaks your…

— RZA