“Knowledge isn’t free. You have to pay attention” is a saying that has been printed on many images. There are several variations of the saying, and authorship is unknown.
   
“Knowledge isn’t free. To gain it, you must pay attention” was posted on Twitter by Jason L Blair on March 31, 2009. “Knowledge is free. All you gotta do is pay attention” was posted on Twitter by Wu-Tang / Sunz Of Man HELLRAZAH MUSIC INC.✍🏾 on October 20, 2009. “Knowledge is free you just have to pay attention” was posted on Twitter by 𝑵𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝑳𝒖𝒗𝒗 on October 22, 2011. “knowledge is free you just gotta pay attention!” was posted on Twitter by @brianPeterkin on December 28, 2012.
 
The saying became popular in 2017. “Knowledge isn’t free you gotta pay attention!” was posted on Twitter by BottomLineEnt. on January 4, 2017. “Knowledge isn’t free you have to pay attention” was posted on Twitter by diator.the.photog later on January 4, 2017. “Knowledge isn’t free you have to pay attention!” was posted on Twitter by blakklife.com on January 8, 2017.
   
”#Knowledge isn’t free.. You have to pay attention! ~ Bob Marley” (also shown on a meme along with an image of Bob Marley) was posted on Twitter by Jasminka (and others) on February 22, 2017. There is no evidence that Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician Bob Marley (1945-1981) ever said it. “Knowledge isn’t free. You have to pay attention” was posted on Twitter by Richard Feynman on July 17, 2020. There is no evidence that American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988) ever said it.
 
       
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Jason L Blair
@jasonlblair
Knowledge isn’t free. To gain it, you must pay attention.
11:55 AM · Mar 31, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
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Wu-Tang / Sunz Of Man HELLRAZAH MUSIC INC.✍🏾.
@Razah_Rubiez
Knowledge is free. All you gotta do is pay attention.
7:36 PM · Oct 20, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
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Phillip Dimond. P!
@Demont11
RT @Razah_Rubiez: Knowledge is free. All you gotta do is pay attention.
7:37 PM · Oct 20, 2009·Twitter Web Client
     
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Erika Garcia
@Erikitamarie24
knowledge isn’t free, we have to pay with our attention. So pay attention.
12:59 AM · Dec 10, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
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𝑵𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝑳𝒖𝒗𝒗
@nenaluvvtweets
Knowledge is free you just have to pay attention #NenaLuvv
1:35 PM · Oct 22, 2011·Plume for Android
     
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@brianPeterkin
@bodhicittaBri
@iandiLEN knowledge is free you just gotta pay attention!
7:09 PM · Dec 28, 2012·Twitter for Android
 
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Ric & Thadeus
@RicandThadeus
Knowledge is free, you just have to pay attention.
9:29 PM · Mar 21, 2013·Facebook
     
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BottomLineEnt.
@OutlawJesseJNBO
Knowledge isn’t free you gotta pay attention! ... #newbreedorder #ripmytwinsister #GFL ...
12:20 PM · Jan 4, 2017·TweetCaster for iOS
   
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B.Neal
@GlorytohimNeal1
Knowledge isn’t free you gotta pay attention.
12:27 PM · Jan 4, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
 
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diator.the.photog
@TheDiator
Knowledge isn’t free you have to pay attention.
4:34 PM · Jan 4, 2017·Facebook
   
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blakklife.com
@BlakkLife
Knowledge isn’t free you have to pay attention!
3:08 AM · Jan 8, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
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The Optimist
@GoodToGreatUK
“Knowledge isn’t free, you have to PAY attention to get it” #quote #training #learning #Development
7:47 AM · Jan 10, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Ra-El Bey™
@RaElBey13
Right knowledge isn’t free. You have to Pay attention
-Anonymous
2:14 PM · Feb 2, 2017·Twitter for Android
 
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Jasminka
@BSuhic
#Knowledge isn’t free.. You have to pay attention!
~ Bob Marley
#wednesdaywisdom
5:16 AM · Feb 22, 2017·Twitter for Android
   
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qal
@_haiqalnajmi
Knowledge isn’t free. You have to PAY [attention]
-Bob Marley-
7:10 AM · Feb 22, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
 
Google Books
Title Knowledge Isn’t Free You Have to Pay Attention Teachers Journal: 200 Pages 6 X 9 Wide Ruled Lined Journal Teacher Appreciation Gift Blank Notebook
Author Jazzy Smooth
Publisher Independently Published, 2019
ISBN 109229709X, 9781092297097
Length 200 pages
     
Reddit—Motivation
Posted by u/askingmindsblog September 5, 2019
Knowledge isn’t free. You have to pay attention.
   
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Muslim Hands Canada
November 27, 2019 at 7:00 AM ·
“Knowledge isn’t free, you have to pay attention” Bob Marley #education
 
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Richard Feynman
@ProfFeynman
Knowledge isn’t free. You have to pay attention.
4:05 AM · Jul 17, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Jorge V. Monteiro
@jvinmont
“Knowledge isn’t free. You have to pay attention” (Richard Feynman, fisico).
7:38 AM · Jul 17, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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I Love Being Black
February 16, 2021 at 12:58 AM ·
Are you paying attention?
https://ilovebeingblack.com/shop
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
“Knowledge is free,
you just got to Pay
Attention!”
 
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Project Phill
@MichaelChristm3
Knowledge is free you just gotta pay attention
5:54 PM · Mar 5, 2021·Twitter for iPhone