When I asked what business he was in, he answered: "We're in the knowledge business.
Those who call for calm must question how calm anyone can be in the knowledge that their son, brother or lover could be shot in such a way.
"We will also be alleging through the evidence that those circumstances were in the knowledge of both defendants," he told the court.
When he takes his examinations over the coming weeks, it will be in the knowledge that, in the eyes of the people who matter, he has already made the grade.
That the LMA has sought to criticise the club for the timing of the report to the FA is preposterous, because the offensive communications have been in the knowledge and possession of the LMA for many months.
It's in the knowledge that it is awkward, the certainty that you can't, and the fact that, all the same, you need someone enough to give it a try.
Finally, when they emerge into this delicate economic environment, it will be in the knowledge that they're nothing special after all: UK graduate job vacancies recently outnumbered roles that don't need any qualifications.
Today, we are in the knowledge economy, and there is new knowledge we are required to learn and apply daily.
