Intelligence Quotes

You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the immense majority, it is impossible for them to elect an intelligent government.

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.

Intelligence is the ability to find and solve problems and create products of value in one's own culture.

Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.

Boxing is a contest of character and ingenuity. The boxer with more will, determination, desire, and intelligence is always the one who comes out the victor.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

You can manifest the life you truly want with clear intention, emotional intelligence and imagination...like it or not, your life is what you have chosen.

My colleagues, they study artificial intelligence; me, I study natural stupidity.

Dancing: The Highest Intelligence in the Freest Body.

Creativity is intelligence having fun.

I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in forty-seven, if I had known it would become the American Gestapo.

Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.

The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.

Let everyone who has the grace of intelligence fear that, because of it, he will be judged more heavily if he is negligent.

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

Play touches and stimulates vitality, awakening the whole person - mind, body, intelligence and creativity.

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.

I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don't have to be saved by some male hero, but they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power.

Once your mind becomes absolutely still, your intelligence transcends human limitations.

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.

Nothing develops intelligence like travel.

What is art? It is not just nature, it is nurtured nature. It is intelligence applied to what physical ability you have.

True intelligence operates silently. Stillness is where creativity and solutions to problems are found.

Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.

For me, luxury is intelligence and quality. I don't see a lot of intelligence and quality in luxury when it's used to make fast, big money.

People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.

Let us by wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties.

Filthy language is used by people who don't have the maturity or intelligence to express themselves with better words.

Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?

pain, pleasure and death are no more than a process for existence. The revolutionary struggle in this process is a doorway open to intelligence

No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

Man is a genius when he is dreaming.

Only love expands intelligence. To live in love is to accept the other and the conditions of his existence as a source of richness, not as opposition, restriction or limitation.

The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.

Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.

A lot of the time I'm semi-insane, but there is a slight bit of intelligence there.

Seduction is about intelligence and wit. Someone who makes me laugh has every chance to seduce me.

Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.

Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive.