"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?"

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Source : "Congressional Gold Medal". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 16, 1991.

Jonas Salk

#Knowledge Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe.”
“Unless you're flat out dead, you have to think of some other questions like: what's on the other side? It brings up issues of God, or no God. How does he play into this? Or he, or she, or it? How does it all play into this?”
“Every new development, highway, railroad, steamship line, building operation, whether it be a drainage project in old Greece or a new water system in Peru, means an added use of the automobile.”
“I was sent to a school because my father was already aware that his days were numbered, and he was anxious for me to acquire a good education and follow in his footsteps.”
“I am happy! I'm leaving on a trip and my wife is staying in Bulgaria.”
“Tackle the difficult things first in the morning; make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This stops you from cynicism and negativity. End your day with that same attitude you started. Renew your contract with a day well completed.”
“Studies show that women seeking power tend to be punished for doing so, because it goes against cultural bias. Women are expected to be likeable and pliant. We are also trained to expect any success we attain to come to us through men - by pleasing men, as good employees, good partners.”

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“Now, it's a fact well known to those who know it well that prophets of doom only attain popularity when they get the drinks in all around.”

Source : Robert Rankin (2011). “The Gollancz eBook Collection (eBook): Eight Fantastic Novels by Robert Rankin”, p.155, Hachette UK

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