All talk of winning the people by appealing to their intelligence, of conquering them by impeccable syllogism, is so much moonshine.
Intelligent - Intelligence Quotes
The overvaluation of intelligence among cultured people in our country has reached a frightening degree. Not only our public schools and our colleges and universities, but also our research institutions give the impression that the intelligence test is the only criterion of man’s mental endowment… It is as if imagination, moral courage, creative facilities were […]
Intelligence is the diamond and intellectualism only the facets. I’ve known many a beautifully faceted rhinestone.
The worst thing to be known as is intelligent. If that happens, we’re doomed. Please do not call me intelligent. Call me outrageous. I’d rather be called sleazy than identified as intelligent. (On what it takes to succeed on daytime television)
We regard intelligence as man’s main characteristic and we know that there is no superiority which intelligence cannot confer on us, no inferiority for which it cannot compensate.
Efficiency is intelligent laziness.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
If men can run the world, why can’t they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?
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.
We pay a high price for being intelligent. Wisdom hurts.
