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|01 = '''I was brought up to believe that the only thing [[sense of life|worth doing]] was to add to the sum of [[Accuracy and precision|accurate]] [[information]] in the world.'''<br /> | |01 = '''I was brought up to believe that the only thing [[sense of life|worth doing]] was to add to the sum of [[Accuracy and precision|accurate]] [[information]] in the world.'''<br /> | ||
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<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Phillipe Soller, novelist<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Phillipe Soller, novelist<br /> | ||
|55 = '''We do but learn today what our better advanced judgements will unteach tomorrow.'''<br /> | |55 = '''We do but learn today what our better advanced judgements will unteach tomorrow.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Sir Thomas Browne]]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Sir Thomas Browne]]<br /> | ||
|56 = '''Anything is a legitimate area of investigation.''' | |56 = '''Anything is a legitimate area of investigation.''' | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | ||
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<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | ||
|58 = '''Push yourself to the limit as often as possible.'''<br /> | |58 = '''Push yourself to the limit as often as possible.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | ||
|59 = '''Potential counts for nothing until it’s realized.'''<br /> | |59 = '''Potential counts for nothing until it’s realized.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | ||
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|63 = '''Writing is easy. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.'''<br /> | |63 = '''Writing is easy. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Red Smith]]</cite> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Red Smith]]</cite> | ||
|64 = | |64 ='''The writer tries to move stuff from his brain into the brains of his readers, using words as his only tools. Good writing doesn't just transport ideas—it gives the reader a visceral experience, as if the writer is reaching inside his skull, grabbing fistfuls of neurons, twisting them, petting them, and sometimes crushing them.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://www.quora.com/Writing/What-should-everyone-know-about-writing Marcus Geduld]</cite> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://www.quora.com/Writing/What-should-everyone-know-about-writing Marcus Geduld]</cite> | ||
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Revision as of 14:09, 6 September 2013
The problem is not how to increase an already large stock of information but how to increase people’s ability to find useful information, to judge what is reliable and relevant for them at that moment, to make sense of the sometimes conflicting information with which they are faced, and then to engage in communication and discussion when appropriate.
— MASIS report of the European Commission
—add a quote about knowledge or writing