Russell Hoban Quotes

You know, I'm really not that bright.

I'm not the dumbest guy that ever lived.

I never expected to be anybody important.

Don't let your heart get big because of your knowledge. Take counsel with the ignorant as well as with the scholar.

Consult with the ignorant as with the wise.

What would anyone want to write about me for? I'm just an old lady.

Most people don't know who the hell I am. But that's not really important.

I'm just a person. I'm not anything!

I'm not nearly as significant as Ralph Nader or the local plumber.

I was not a name; I was not a face. I was not going to finance a movie. No one was going to come and pay tickets to see me.

I don't claim to have all the answers; after all, I'm just a comedian who reads a lot.

I'm just a small guy.

I have never imagined being or wished to be chosen as something important in the world.

There is nothing that special to see when looking at me.

Knowledge becomes wisdom only after it has been put to good use.

I'm not saving anybody's life, I'm not a teacher, I'm not working for UNICEF. I don't think I'm some big deal.

He who thinks he knows, doesn't know. He who knows that he doesn't know, knows.

No man is the wiser for his learning

All knowledge is sterile which does not lead to action and end in charity.

That's great. Except for the fact that it's completely unimportant.

When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today.

Wise men have more to learn of fools than fools of wise men.

Some days I feel like I'm only the fire hydrant to Westminster dog show.

Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else.

Advice is a form of nostalgia.