Alfred North WhiteheadGet your knowledge quickly and then use it. If you can use it you will retain it.
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This quote gives me the impression that knowledge is useless unless it is used. I often find myself reading something interesting and then forgetting all about it, unless I actually turn it into action. This quote complements my own thinking because I have always found that the more knowledge I have, the less I can remember of it. If I use my knowledge, though, it becomes easier to retain all of the information I have read.
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