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Intelligence
Quotations
In view of
the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that
he did not also limit his stupidity. Dean Acheson
One of the
surest signs that intelligent life exists in outer space is that none
of it has tried to contact us. Normandy Alden
What a distressing
contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the
feeble mentality of the average adult. Sigmund Freud
The intelligence
of the planet is constant....and the population is growing. Arthur C.
Clarke
No one in
this world, so far as I know...has ever lost money by underestimating
the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. H.L. Mencken
They tell
us absolutely nothing about intelligence elsewhere in the universe, but
they do prove how rare it is on earth. Arthur C. Clarke
The IQ of
a group is the lowest IQ of a member of the group divided by the number
of people in the group. After dark screen saver
If you gave
her a penny for her thoughts, you'd have change coming. Buster Bunny,
"Tiny
Toon Adventures"
My mind rebels
at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse
cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper
atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor
the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle
The limits
of your language are the limits of your world. Ludwig Wittgenstein
When you
appeal to the highest level of thinking, you get the highest level of
performance. Jack Stack
Great spirits
have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot
understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices
but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Einstein
People demand
freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they
seldom use. Kierkegaard
Little things
affect little minds. Benjamin Disraeli
For those
who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once
in a while. Luther Burbank
Great minds
discuss ideas, mediocre minds discuss events, small minds discuss personalities.
Anon
There was
never a genius without a tincture of insanity. Aristotle
Curiosity
is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous
mind.
Samuel Johnson
Many highly
intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence
are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the
car is driven. Edward de Bono
Genius is
one per cent inspiration, and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Thomas
Edison
Genius is
the ability and willingness to do hard work, and any other concept is
a doubtful if not dangerous proposition. Thomas Edison
Strength
of mind is exercise, not rest. Alexander Pope
The more
you use your brain, the more brain you will have to use. George A. Dorsey
Genius is
nothing but continued attention. Claude A. Helvetius
Patience
is a necessary ingredient of genius. Benjamin Disraeli
Few people
think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international
reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week. George Bernard
Shaw
The mind
ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking.
Phaedrus
One thing
above all gives charm to men's thoughts, and this is unrest. A mind that
is not uneasy irritates and bores me. Anatole France
Finally,
two days ago, I succeeded - not on account of my hard efforts, but by
the grace of the Lord. Like a sudden flash of lightning, the riddle was
solved. I am unable to say what was the conducting thread that connected
what I previously knew with what made my success possible. Karl Friedrich
Gauss
The empires
of the future are the empires of the mind. Winston Churchill
The more
intelligent one is, the more men of originality one finds. Ordinary people
find no difference between men. Blaise Pascal
Whenever
you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and
reflect.
Mark Twain
Most people
are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives
a mimicry, their passions a quotation. Oscar Wilde
You can lead
a jackass to knowledge, but you can't make him think. Jeff Lee
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