Never underestimate
the power
of human stupidity.
Robert A. Heinlein
(1907 – 1988, American science fiction writer)
A man only becomes wise
when he begins
to calculate
the approximate depth
of his ignorance.
Gian Carlo Menotti
(1911 – 2007, Italian-American composer and librettist)
The greatest obstacle
to discovery
is not ignorance;
it is the illusion
of knowledge.
Daniel J. Boorstin
(1914 – 2004, American historian,
professor, attorney and writer)
professor, attorney and writer)
A great deal
of intelligence
can be invested
in ignorance
when the need
for illusion
is deep.
Saul Bellow
(1915 – 2005, Canadian-born American writer)
If knowledge
can create problems,
it is not through ignorance
that we can solve them.
Isaac Asimov
(1920 – 1992, Russian-born American
science fiction author)
science fiction author)
Stupidity is
the deliberate cultivation
of ignorance.
William Gaddis
(1922 – 1998, American novelist)
Nothing in the world
is more dangerous
than sincere ignorance
and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1929 – 1968, American clergyman, activist,
and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement)
and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement)
The more quotes I read about ignorance, the more knowledgeable I become about the depth of my ignorance.
CJStevens