Encyclopedias Quotes

18 quotes by 18 authors

In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these… — Edward de Bono
People ask me all the time what or who my influences are. To be honest, it would take a decent set of encyclopedias to get… — Corey Taylor
Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex… — Vannevar Bush
The Internet gives us everything and forces us to filter it not by the workings of culture, but with our own brains. This risks creating… — Umberto Eco
Here is a fact: nothing in all civilization has been as productive as ludicrous ambition. Whatever its ills, nothing has created more. Cathedrals, sonatas, encyclopedias:… — Tom Rachman
I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole… — Charlize Theron
A library is many things. It's a place to go, to get in out of the rain. It's a place to go if you want… — Elwyn Brooks White
When I would sell encyclopedias, I would drive down the road looking for a house with a swing set in the back, and I'd say,… — Willie Nelson
I grew up in the 'hood around prostitutes, drug dealers, killers, and gangbangers, but I also grew up juxtaposed: On the doorknob outside of our… — Lupe Fiasco
My dad sold encyclopedias and my mom worked in a factory office. — Mike Myers
Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias. — Bertrand Russell
So, there I was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil… — Brandon Sanderson
I was secretly convinced that with such a marvel one would be able to write anything, from novels to encyclopedias, and letters whose supernatural power… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Are you okay?" she whispers, giggling. Me? Oh sure. You might have to carry me out of here, though." What happened?" I created a distraction."… — Lisa McMann
He found a set of encyclopediasâ€”like Wikipedia, but paper and very bulky. — Michael Grant
I once spent a spent a summer selling encyclopedias door to door. — David Liss
Encyclopedias are finished. All encyclopedias combined, including the redoubtable Britannica, have already been surpassed by the exercise in groupthink known as Wikipedia. — James Gleick
This man painted the inside of a very big church in Italy. One of his giant paintings there is called The Creation of Adam. He… — Babloo

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