American Quote by Ben Stein

I have said that the modern man, and especially the modern American, however much 'know-how' he may have, has very little 'know-what'

— Norbert Wiener

In the popular arena, one can tell ... that the average man ... imagines that an industrious acquisition of particulars will render him a…

— Richard M. Weaver

“In general, people accumulate knowledge gradually over a long period of time. However, there are extraordinary people all around us, who are capable of…

— Eraldo Banovac

His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.

— Arthur Conan Doyle

How can he remember well his ignorance - which his growth requires - who has so often to use his knowledge?

— Henry David Thoreau

Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.

— Josh Billings

Knowledge is not just the preserve of the educated elite. Just because someone has not had a formal education, that does not mean he…

— Vikas Swarup

We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much, and still more astonishing that so little knowledge can give…

— Bertrand Russell

Knowledge is the raw material of production and value in this age. It used to be that the main difference between people in our…

— Brian Tracy

He is educated who knows how to find out what he doesn't know.

— Georg Simmel

A man is well educated when he knows where to find what he doesnt know.

— Georg Simmel

Knowledge is like money, the more a man gits the more he hankers for.

— Josh Billings