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To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking knowledge which in fact we do not possess is likely to make us do much harm.

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Knowledge,

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Friedrich August von Hayek
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Category: Knowledge

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. To resist the frigidity of old age one must combine the body the mind and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise study and love.
  • 2. In my old age I'll be in L.A.
  • 3. I think the sport of wrestling which I became involved with at the age of 14… I competed until I was 34 kind of old for a contact sport. I coached the sport until I was 47. I think the discipline of wrestling has given me the discipline I have to write.

2 Amazing

  • 1. The New York Quarterly is an amazing intelligent crazy creative strange and indispensable magazine.
  • 2. I mean the whole idea of movies was it was special to go to see – you went to a movie theater to see something that was magical and amazing in a very special location.
  • 3. It's just amazing that there are so many prejudices even now.

3 Anger

  • 1. Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
  • 2. In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point I lost all rational control. Totally without thinking when my anger was aroused I grabbed the nearest brick rock or stick to bash someone. It was as if I had no conscious will in the matter.
  • 3. The anger of lovers renews their love.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. I've been in love with the same woman for forty-one years. If my wife finds out she'll kill me.
  • 2. Presently the Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History has been brought about to encourage and sponsor a variety of historical activities that advance our understanding of the American Jewish experience as it marks this milestone anniversary.
  • 3. The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

5 Architecture

  • 1. Architecture is politics.
  • 2. In fact it will be very easy to climb the building because of its shape and architecture.
  • 3. We all love musical architecture there's no doubt about that.
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