Oh, don't look up who said things. When in doubt, attribute it to Einstein or Lincoln depending on the nature of the quote :)

You are giving Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde short shrift.

"Unless you have a technical interview coming up"

-me

IMO technical interviews should give you a terminal with Google. And ask questions that can't be answered without it. It's a more business-valuable skill than memorizing things / having had experience with some specific technology and its problems.