Toni Morrison Quotes

Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.

It is vital to remember that information - in the sense of raw data - is not knowledge, that knowledge is not wisdom, and that wisdom is not foresight. But information is the first essential step to all of these.

Data is not necessarily information. Information does not necessarily lead to knowledge. And knowledge is not always sufficient to discover truth and breed wisdom.

We mistake being able to get lots of information from everywhere very quickly with actually getting knowledge.

Data is not intelligence.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge.

The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.

We need both information and thinking. Information is no substitute for thinking and thinking is no substitute for information.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.

Information is not knowledge.

Information is the resolution of uncertainty.

What I care about is maximum information.

Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information. Knowledge involves listening.

To live effectively is to live with adequate information.

Information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom.

Some people still think knowledge is power.

Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare.

Wit does not take the place of knowledge.

I think of the need for more wisdom in the world, to deal with the knowledge that we have. At one time we had wisdom, but little knowledge. Now we have a great deal of knowledge, but do we have enough wisdom to deal with that knowledge?

Data isn't information, any more than fifty tons of cement is a skyscraper.

Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?

Data isn't information. ... Information, unlike data, is useful. While there's a gulf between data and information, there's a wide ocean between information and knowledge. What turns the gears in our brains isn't information, but ideas, inventions, and inspiration. Knowledge-not information-implies understanding. And beyond knowledge lies what we should be seeking: wisdom.