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The stuff of life turned out to be not a quivering, glowing, wondrous gel but a contraption of tiny jigs, springs, hinges, rods, sheets, magnets, zippers, and trapdoors, assembled by a data tape whose information is copied, downloaded and scanned. Steven Pinker
...but hindsight and I have had lots of conversations about what happened..., most of which ends with me saying to hindsight, "Thanks for all the information, but you're a little late. Tori Spelling
Albert Einstein quote: "Intelligence is not the ability to store information, but to..."
Intelligence is not the ability to store information, but to know where to find it. Albert Einstein
Jodi Picoult quote: "anyone can understand anything. You just have to know how to..."
anyone can understand anything. You just have to know how to present your information. Jodi Picoult
Bertrand Russell quote: "A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs..."
A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires. Bertrand Russell
Albert Einstein quote: "Learning is experience. Everything else is just information."
Learning is experience. Everything else is just information. Albert Einstein
Tad Williams quote: "Welcome to the Information Jungle."
Welcome to the Information Jungle. Tad Williams
David Foster Wallace quote: "[T]o really try to be informed and literate today is to feel..."
[T]o really try to be informed and literate today is to feel stupid nearly all the time, and to need help. David Foster Wallace
Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray. You realize nothing is as clear as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I cannot afford to take that risk. Hobbes: You're ignorant, but at least you act on it. Bill Watterson
Henri Nouwen quote: "The Christian leader cannot simply be persons who have well..."
The Christian leader cannot simply be persons who have well informed opinions about the burning issues of our time. Henri Nouwen
Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force of the group's normative power to shape the opinions of the followers who conform without thinking things through, they are often taken at face value. The persistent minority forces the others to process the relevant information more mindfully. Research shows that the deciscions of a group as a whole are more thoughtful and creative when... Philip Zimbardo
There are persons whom in my heart I despise, others I abhor. Yet I am not obliged to inform the one of my contempt, nor the other of my detestation. This kind of dissimulation...is a necessary branch of wisdom, and so far from being immoral...that it is a duty and a virtue. John Adams
Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection. Donald Rumsfeld
Reading is a dialog with oneself; it is self-reflection, which cultivates profound humanity. Reading is therefore essential to our development. It expands and enriches the personality like a seed that germinates after a long time and sends forth many blossom-laden branches. People who can say of a book, 'this changed my life' truly understand the meaning of happiness. Reading that sparks inner revolution is desperately needed to escape drowning in the rapidly advancing information society.... Daisaku Ikeda
The only thing you should have to do is find work you love to do. And I can't imagine living without having loved a person. A man, in my case. It could be a woman, but whatever. I think, what I always tell kids when they get out of class and ask, 'What should I do now?' I always say, 'Keep a low overhead. You're not going to make a lot of money.' And the next thing I say: 'Don't live with a person who doesn't respect your work.' That's the most important thing—that's more important than the... Grace Paley

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