--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I know that I'm a human being and that…" description: "\"“I know that I'm a human being and that I'm a man and that I am conscious and here...other than that I know nothing. Admitting that leaves me open to p..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/tim-storrs-100845_admitting_i-know-that-i-m-a-human-being-and-that-i_2280343.jpg" --- # I know that I'm a human being and that I'm a man and that… ![“I know that I'm a human being and that I'm a man and that I am conscious and here...other than that I know nothing. Admitting that leaves me open to possibly having a better understanding of myself, if I'm fortunate enough.” quote by Tim Storrs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/tim-storrs-100845_admitting_i-know-that-i-m-a-human-being-and-that-i_2280343.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/tim-storrs-100845_admitting_i-know-that-i-m-a-human-being-and-that-i_2280343.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/tim-storrs-100845_admitting_i-know-that-i-m-a-human-being-and-that-i_2280343.jpg) > ““I know that I'm a human being and that I'm a man and that I am conscious and here...other than that I know nothing. Admitting that leaves me open to possibly having a better understanding of myself, if I'm fortunate enough.”” Tim Storrs ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Admitting limited knowledge opens the path to deeper self-understanding **In simple terms:** Acknowledging ignorance fosters growth Key Takeaway Embrace humility to learn more Themes self-awareness knowledge humility growth consciousness Mood humble curious reflective Type advice philosophical When to use this quote - self-reflection - education - mindfulness Key Concepts epistemology psychology personal development Questions to Reflect On - How does admitting ignorance change behavior? - What steps follow self-awareness? A Different Perspective May lack practical application ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Knowing yourself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knowing-yourself/) [Learning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learning/) [Wisdom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wisdom/) ## Related quotes > [“When thinking is overrated And friends are easy to make, Check if it's too complicated Knowing yourself somehow... Inner peace's not hard to take,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-claudia-antunes/when-thinking-is-overrated-and-friends-are-easy-to-make-check-if-it-s/) [Ana Claudia Antunes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-claudia-antunes/) > [“We walk from darkness to light, From light back to darkness again, From unknown to known, Known back to unknown”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-overby/we-walk-from-darkness-to-light-from-light-back-to-darkness-again-from/) [Eric Overby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-overby/) > [I'm conscious to know and understand what's going on with the game and what comes from the game and what's life after football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-stills/i-m-conscious-to-know-and-understand-what-s-going-on-with-the-game/) [Kenny Stills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-stills/) > [The subconscious is ahead of the conscious, and we never know what really drives us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-h-schuller/the-subconscious-is-ahead-of-the-conscious-and-we-never-know-what/) [Robert H. Schuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-h-schuller/) > [“Why does consciousness fortify you?—because the more conscious you become, the more you know you cannot die, there is no death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/why-does-consciousness-fortify-you-because-the-more-conscious-you/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [When two, or more men, know of one and the same fact, they are said to be CONSCIOUS of it one to another; which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hobbes/when-two-or-more-men-know-of-one-and-the-same-fact-they-are-said-to/) [Thomas Hobbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hobbes/) > [Do you have any control over being conscious? Do you know how you will?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watts/do-you-have-any-control-over-being-conscious-do-you-know-how-you-will/) [Alan Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-watts/) > [The majority of people are not awake; it is only here and there that we find one even partially awake. Practically all of us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-trine/the-majority-of-people-are-not-awake-it-is-only-here-and-there-that/) [Ralph Waldo Trine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-trine/) > [I'm conscious to know who I am as a young man and what I want to be off the field and how I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-stills/i-m-conscious-to-know-who-i-am-as-a-young-man-and-what-i-want-to-be/) [Kenny Stills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-stills/) > [I think that we are starting to get much more conscious about, you know, the importance of the spiritual path, and we are fulfilling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/i-think-that-we-are-starting-to-get-much-more-conscious-about-you/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [The living soul of man, once conscious of its power, cannot be quelled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-mann/the-living-soul-of-man-once-conscious-of-its-power-cannot-be-quelled/) [Horace Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-mann/) > [A man who has become conscious of the absurd is for ever bound to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-camus/a-man-who-has-become-conscious-of-the-absurd-is-for-ever-bound-to-it/) [Albert Camus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-camus/) > [As the mind of each man is conscious of good or evil, so does he conceive within his breast hope or fear, according to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ovid/as-the-mind-of-each-man-is-conscious-of-good-or-evil-so-does-he/) [Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ovid/) > [The more holy a man becomes, the more conscious he is of unholiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/the-more-holy-a-man-becomes-the-more-conscious-he-is-of-unholiness/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) > [There is no yawning gulf between man and God. Through his aspiration and meditation, Man can become conscious of his oneness with God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/there-is-no-yawning-gulf-between-man-and-god-through-his-aspiration/) [Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/) ## More by Tim Storrs > [“I try to live my life, as if I am 85 or 90 years old in retrospect. I was handsome and young still, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-storrs/i-try-to-live-my-life-as-if-i-am-85-or-90-years-old-in-retrospect-i/) TIM STORRS Explore all 2 Tim Storrs quotes ## More Admitting quotes > [I think there's a lot of power in admitting that you don't know everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kit-williamson/i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-power-in-admitting-that-you-don-t-know/) [Kit Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kit-williamson/) > [“The truth is I do love you. Admitting that means opening myself up to all that pain when you leave. After you realize this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-moran/the-truth-is-i-do-love-you-admitting-that-means-opening-myself-up-to/) [Kelly Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-moran/) > [“Admitting we're not heroic is when we're the most heroic of all”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dorian-scrubs/admitting-we-re-not-heroic-is-when-we-re-the-most-heroic-of-all/) [John Dorian- scrubs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dorian-scrubs/) > [“Maybe that is what growing up was all about. It was about changing your mind. Opening it right up. Admitting to yourself that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-haig/maybe-that-is-what-growing-up-was-all-about-it-was-about-changing/) [Matt Haig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-haig/) > [Admitting weakness seems to be such a severe psychic threat for Bush that when he makes a mistake it's safer just to reinforce it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-brown/admitting-weakness-seems-to-be-such-a-severe-psychic-threat-for-bush/) [Tina Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-brown/) > [Another person is, at the heart of it, unknowable. And if you cannot know a person enough to always guess what they’re capable of,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-caletti/another-person-is-at-the-heart-of-it-unknowable-and-if-you-cannot/) [Deb Caletti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deb-caletti/) > [The first step is always admitting you have a problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-first-step-is-always-admitting-you-have-a-problem/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only tough thing is admitting to my wife how much a certain article of clothing costs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taye-diggs/the-only-tough-thing-is-admitting-to-my-wife-how-much-a-certain/) [Taye Diggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taye-diggs/) > [There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/there-is-a-difference-between-admitting-and-confessing-admitting/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) > [Nobody likes me!" "I wish I could like you, Charlie Brown, but I can't... If I were to like you, it would be admitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-m-schulz/nobody-likes-me-i-wish-i-could-like-you-charlie-brown-but-i-can-t-if/) [Charles M. Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-m-schulz/) > [how can he love me then not? He went,he ran. And I cannot bring him back. Yet I left the door metaphorically wide open,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freya-north/how-can-he-love-me-then-not-he-went-he-ran-and-i-cannot-bring-him/) [Freya North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freya-north/) > [First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/first-and-foremost-be-faithful-to-your-superiors-keep-all-promises/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Oust me if you want, but if I stepped down, I would be admitting guilt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-temer/oust-me-if-you-want-but-if-i-stepped-down-i-would-be-admitting-guilt/) [Michel Temer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-temer/) > [I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-dershowitz/i-think-that-lawyers-are-terrible-at-admitting-that-they-re-wrong-and/) [Alan Dershowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-dershowitz/) > [Courageous? Courageous would have been admitting weakness and leaving Dauntless, no matter what shame accompanied it. Pride is what killed Al, and it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/courageous-courageous-would-have-been-admitting-weakness-and-leaving/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) Browse all 302 Admitting quotes ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I know that I'm a human being and that I'm a man and that I am conscious and here...other than that I know nothing. 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