Knowledge And Action Quotes

• Knowledge and action combined can win over any adversity known to man.

  Karen Hawkins

  Adversity, Winning, Men

  Karen Hawkins (2010). “One Night in Scotland”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

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• The two greatest fear busters are knowledge and action

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Fear, Learning

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• He decided to give up his large ambition of knowledge and action for any narrow craft or profession, aiming at a much more comprehensive calling, the art of living.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Art, Giving Up, Ambition

  Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.472, Harvard University Press

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• People today distinguish between knowledge and action and pursue them separately, believing that one must know before he can act... . They say [they will wait] till they truly know before putting their knowledge into practice. Consequently to the end of their lives, they will never act and also will never know.

  Wang Yangming

  Believe, Practice, People

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• The greater the man, the more he is soaked in the atmosphere of his time; only thus can he get a wide enough grasp of it to be able to change substantially the pattern of knowledge and action.

  John Desmond Bernal

  Science, Men, Atmosphere

  John Desmond Bernal (1965). “Science in history”

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• Innovation is the lifeblood of an organization. Knowing how to lead and work with creative people requires knowledge and action that often goes against the typical organizational structure. Protect unusual people from bureaucracy and legalism typical of organizations.

  Max De Pree

  Organization, Knowing, People

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