Neal Stephenson Quotes

Granny sighed. "You have learned something," she said, and thought it safe to insert a touch of sternness into her voice. "They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.

True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.

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

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

Ignorance is never better than knowledge.

To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.

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

Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing.

If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.

Knowledge itself is power.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

Ignorance is not lack of intelligence, nor knowledge a proof of genius.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance.

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

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?

The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge.

It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

My definition of an educated man is the fellow who knows the right thing to do at the time it has to be done. You can be sincere and still be stupid.

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

Knowledge is power.

My own view about knowledge is we're always better to have knowledge.