Acquaintance Quote by John Stuart Mill

There is one characteristic of the present direction of public opinion, peculiarly calculated to make it intolerant of any marked demonstration of individuality. The…

— John Stuart Mill

People, even independently minded people, do to an extent draw their impressions from what they are told, especially if they are told it incessantly…

— Neil Kinnock

The majority of people have no understanding of the things with which they daily meet, nor, when instructed, do they have any right knowledge…

— Heraclitus

Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves.

— Andre Gide

“We like to think that all people have hidden depths, but the fact is that a lot of people are shallow. The vast majority…

— Jessica Zafra

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their…

— Oscar Wilde

“Most adults consciously choose to remain ignorant simply because the state of prevents others from holding them accountable for the foolish acts that they…

— Wsbj

Among the innumerable mortifications which waylay human arrogance on every side may well be reckoned our ignorance of the most common objects and effects,…

— Samuel Johnson

“Most adults consciously choose to remain ignorant simply because the state of prevents others from holding them accountable for the constant foolish acts that…

— WSBJ

Most of our fellow-subjects are guided either by the prejudice of education or by a deference to the judgment of those who perhaps in…

— Joseph Addison

I live here among the ignorant like a lost man in fact like one whom the rest seemes careless of having anything to do…

— John Clare

If you aren't just brought up in your tribe but interact with other people either directly or vicariously, through journalism and literature, you see…

— Steven Pinker