Good Information Quotes

• The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.

  Sydney J. Harris

  Communication, Two, Giving

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• Some of us have such incredible things that can keep us from acting. We have the luxury of drinking such good wine, and having such good information at our fingertips. I can look up anything on my computer. And I can call any friend at the drop of a hat on my cell phone. And I can have beautiful clothing and great food in a world where people are being tortured. I have some responsibility for that.

  Dar Williams

  Beautiful, Drinking, Wine

  Source: progressive.org

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• When you're in the public eye - whether it be entertainment, sports, medicine, politics, whatever way - you have an opportunity, and I think also an obligation and a responsibility, to disseminate good information.

  Ed Begley, Jr.

  Sports, Eye, Responsibility

  "Saving The Planet With Ed Begley, Jr". Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• There's so much more bad information than good information out there - everybody's got something to say and it's usually wrong.

  Cecily Strong

  Information

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You just have to work, we all have to work really hard to take care of ourselves and feed ourselves good information, just like we feed ourselves good food. Feed ourselves good books and good messaging and the things that make us feel like we can be connected with ourselves and others in a deeper way.

  Lena Dunham

  Book, Care, Information

  Interview with Allison Glock, www.espn.com. September 21, 2015.

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• Everything that happens in our lives is "good information" about the degree to which our choices are working for us. We can, however, choose to believe that we are a victim of the world we see, and have no choices. And, of course, we will receive "good information" about this belief as well.

  Bill Crawford

  Believe, Life Is Good, Choices

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• There are two ways to look at most problems... 'Oh Crap!' or, 'Good Information!,' and our choice will give us good information on how to deal with problems in the future.

  Bill Crawford

  Two, Giving, Choices

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• There are two ways to respond to the trials and tribulations of our present and past . . . 'Ain't it awful?' . . . or . . . 'Good information!' Our choice of responses will determine our experience of life.

  Bill Crawford

  Past, Two, Choices

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• One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.

  Bill Bruford

  Player, Band, Information

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• I didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds of musicians: the ones who wrote music and the ones who didn't. And clearly the ones who wrote music were more superior human beings in his mind. So he kind of nudged me and sort of prodded me into it. I picked it up slowly. Then I learned more about chords and harmony and I just kept adding to that. One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.

  Bill Bruford

  Writing, Player, Two

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• It's really difficult to get good information, and there's a reason for that. They're not letting journalists in. Whenever something really bad is happening, we always are dealing with uncertain information. Certainly what is happening there is qualitatively different from what happening in Abyei.

  Rebecca Hamilton

  Different, Information, Reason

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Good information is the best medicine.

  Michael E. DeBakey

  Medicine, Information

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• If you decide you want to be treated good, and you treat someone else good, or you want to learn something, it's information. It's getting the right, good information.

  Ornette Coleman

  Want, Information, Treats

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• Are you satisfied being filled with good information about God, or do you long to burst into His manifest presence?

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Long, Information, Manifest

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• I started in business journalism from the outside, so when I started writing about markets and business, I was struck by the fact that markets seemed to work well even though people are often irrational, lack good information and are not perfect in the way they think about decisions.

  James Surowiecki

  Writing, Thinking, People

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• Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

  Peter Ustinov

  Courage, Information, Cowardice

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• What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not. Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.

  Warren G. Bennis

  Truth, Leader, Important

  Warren G. Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (2009). “The Essential Bennis”, p.392, John Wiley & Sons

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• Google's a strange place. When I met Eric Schmidt, he said, "If you are kind to everybody, then you will make good decisions because people will give you good information, and if you are truthful to everybody, they will be truthful to you." That's what's different about Google. They screw up and make mistakes, but they genuinely mean the good stuff about "don't be evil."

  Larry Brilliant

  Integrity, Mistake, Mean

  "Feeling Lucky". Interview with Evan Ratliff, www.wired.com. July 1, 2006.

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• Since shotguns are not military weapons, your local sporting goods dealer will have good information about them, as long as you aren't black, Spanish, or a white freak.

  William Powell

  Military, White, Long

  "The Anarchist Cookbook". Book by William Powell, Chapter Three: "Natural, Nonlethal, and Lethal Weapons", 1971.

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• If you are a reliable, honest journalist, sources will open up and trust you and share good information.

  Wolf Blitzer

  Information, Honest, Share

  "Reporting tips from Wolf Blitzer". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. August 17, 2011.

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• Good information architecture enables people to find and do what they came for. Great information architecture takes find out of the equation: the site behaves as the visitor expects. Poor or missing information architecture neuters content, design, and programming and devalues the site for its owners as well as the audience it was created to serve. It’s like a film with no director. The actors may be good, the sets may be lovely, but audiences will leave soon after the opening credits.

  Jeffrey Zeldman

  People, Design, Missing

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• A metaphor for good information design is a map. Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares.

  Edward Tufte

  Design, Maps, Information

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• Good information architecture makes users less alienated and suppressed by technology. It simultaneously increases human satisfaction and your company's profits. Very few jobs allow you to do both at the same time, so enjoy.

  Jakob Nielsen

  Jobs, Technology, Information

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• Ralph Nader is a hero. I know Ralph, and I call him up occasionally. He's helped me out on a couple of occasions when I've given speeches to corporations where he'd have a good... He'd give me some good information.

  Al Franken

  Couple, Hero, Giving

  Interview with Stephen Thompson, www.avclub.com. November 1, 2000.

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