We have turned the Internet from a font of quick knowledge to a font of garbage and the resulting mess is enough to make a news hound gag.
But they have always been counterweighted, too, by a kind of guttural poetry, a sweet, lurching majesty – an eye for all the warm, feeble, silly human things we do: the young girl growing old, the quick, sharp knowledge of all "the things that keep a young man alive" in Every Picture Tells a Story.
He was especially successful in criminal cases, where he made good use of his quick wit, his knowledge of human nature, and his forensic gifts.
He proves helpful to Jeff with his ability to obtain quick and detailed knowledge of everyone he meets.
Walt's quick thinking, and his knowledge of chemistry, saves his and Jesse's lives but causes the death of one man and the near-death of another, leaving Walt and Jesse in moral agony: they can't bring themselves to kill the man near death, and they can't let him go.
Dapper and quick witted with a knowledge of his idols that suggests a lifetime of scholarship in an imaginary 90th-floor Park Avenue aerie, he channels their spirits in brittle, fleet performances whose quickened pace evokes ballroom dancing as a challenging aerobic sport.
Here's a quick quiz to test your knowledge of farming and food production in sub-Saharan Africa.
In the interview, Mr. van Praag – known among Wall Street journalists for a quick, unsparing wit and deep knowledge of the financial industry – displayed patience with Mr. Oey, whose line of questioning was often accusatory in tone.
"We knew he was strong and a natural finisher, but he has quick feet and a great knowledge of the game.
Given Kalan's deep knowledge of cinema, quick wit, and status as longtime fan of the series, he seemed a natural choice to fill the role of head writer.
