Ignorance Quotes

2444 Ignorance quotes by 1417 unique authors

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. — Ambrose Bierce
Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious. — Ambrose Bierce
I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance. — Ruben Blades
'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid… — John Abbott
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. — Derek Bok
An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore. — Edward de Bono
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
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. — Daniel J. Boorstin
We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them. — Christian Nestell Bovee
The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself. — Garth Brooks
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. — Rita Mae Brown
An ignorance of means may minister to greatness, but an ignorance of aims make it impossible to be great at all. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Ignorance is not innocence but sin. — Robert Browning
There are about 15 million Muslims in the EU. They face ignorance, insult and even persecution. They cannot be wished away. To impose Enlightenment freedoms… — James Buchan
Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can… — Frederick Buechner
Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care. — Jimmy Buffett
When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results. — Warren Buffett
When actresses jump on the anti-Iraq bandwagon, they often combine down-home momism with an ignorance of Islamist intent which is truly awesome. — Julie Burchill
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant. — Amos Bronson Alcott
My relationships with my cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance. — William S. Burroughs
If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance. — Leo Buscaglia
The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance. — Samuel Butler
Men willingly believe what they wish. — Julius Caesar
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack… — Albert Camus
Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be… — Mariah Carey

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