Jon Hopkins Quotes

If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge.

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

If you talk about preemption you better know things rather than think things.

I wish I had fair justification for not being as informed as I should be, but I don't.

It is only the young and callow and ignorant that admire rashness. Think before you speak. Know your subject.

If we don't empower ourselves with knowledge, then we're gonna be led down a garden path.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Knowledge is power. You can't begin a career, for that matter even a relationship, unless you know everything there is to know about it.

Information can bring you choices and choices bring power - educate yourself about your options and choices. Never remain in the dark of ignorance.

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

I am reluctant to judge things without being informed.

You can’t have opinions unless you have information.

I try to be well informed. I don't know how well I do all the time, but I try nonetheless.

The wise speak only of what they know

One of my good friends said, in a reggae riddim, don't jump in the water if you can't swim.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

Never write on a subject until you have read yourself full of it.

How can people be so stupid? I marvel at that. See, I think you have to work as being ignorant - and if you're gonna work at being ignorant, why not work at being informed?

Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.

Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!

No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows.

Freedom can occur only through education.

You should not ask questions without knowledge.

Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.

I was one of those kids who always thought that we should know how the world works around us.