"To admit ignorance is the highest knowledge. It is the necessary condition for all learning."

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Source : Tom Spanbauer (2007). “In the City of Shy Hunters”, p.53, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Tom Spanbauer

#Ignorance Quotes

“Committing suicide so as not to be murdered is the worst reason I've ever heard of to die.”
“Certainly, if you look at human behavior around the world, you have to admit that we can be very aggressive.”
“We can preach the Gospel all day long, but that won't win souls. That won't win the hearts of the people. We can talk, try to theorize, theologize, reason, argue, debate, and spend time trying to prove that Jesus lived, but that won't win a heart. How often do we see the religious mindset that believes that the more Scripture quoting, the more yelling, the more hell fire and brimstone preaching, the greater the chance to win someone over for the Kingdom? Likewise, how often do we see people sitting or standing there listening in stone-cold silence or indifference?”
“We rest our case on the production numbers.”
“I desire ... to leave this one great fact clearly stated. THERE IS NO WEALTH BUT LIFE.”
“The self-explorer, whether he wants to or not, becomes the explorer of everything else.”
“As far as Deep Purple goes, I mean, they're iconic. Their contribution is unquantifiable, and as far as the politics involved in things like awards, you know, I don't think anything, because I know what they mean to me, and I know what they mean to the people who like them. Awards are very politically based.”
“I would love to be able to play anywhere, but to me the sweet spot is clubs and theaters, just because I feel like you lean in to tell a joke. You don't back up. Comedy lives in that area. I've played amphitheaters, big clubs, and pool halls, and the most fun rooms hold anywhere from 500 to 2,000 people. That intimacy is where comedy really lives.”

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