there is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance. ― Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Economists and workplace consultants regard it as almost unquestioned dogma that people are motivated by rewards, so they don't feel the need to test this. It has the status more of religious truth than scientific hypothesis. The facts are absolutely clear. There is no question that in virtually all circumstances in which people are doing things in order to get rewards, extrinsic tangible rewards undermine intrinsic motivation.The bonus myth: How paying for results can backfire The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. — Albert Einstein

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That which others hear or read of, I felt and practised myself; they get their knowledge by books, I mine by melancholizing. ― Robert Burton

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You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.

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When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive knowledge. Albert Einstein

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The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. - Bertrand Russell

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If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. — Margaret Fuller

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Two there are who are never satisfied -- the lover of the world and the lover of knowledge. ― Rumi

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In order to be really good as a librarian, everything counts towards your work, every play you go see, every concert you hear, every trip you take, everything you read, everything you know. I don’t know of another occupation like that. The more you know, the better you’re going to be. ― Allen Smith

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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

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