Quotes About Intelligence

None of us can foresee the consequences of such a step." Ponce de Leon ran his fingers through his hair, smoothing it back into place. "Though after centuries of watching mankind, I sometimes suspect intelligence is overrated.

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

Like many other animals, they are emotionally intelligent beings. A wolf knows who he is, and he sees his packmates as individuals. He has a concept of how his actions are perceived by others. He is capable of empathy, compassion, apology, and encouragement.

I think my sense of humor is Jewish. I'm smarter than most white people, which is kind of a Jewish thing, too.

The involvement of intelligence agents in the field of Egyptian archaeology, the UFO phenomenon, and other odd pursuits will be discussed in a later chapter. For now, it suffices to point out that psychological warfare, literature, archaeology, and the paranormal not only make for strange bedfellows: in the war years of the last century it was positively an orgy.

So while it was clear that Raymond had a vision, Jeffery still had a hard time working out precisely what vision that might be. Is he a genius or a complete idiot? And, for that matter, what would you call Jeffery for thinking all of this?

I have great faith in the intelligence of the American viewer and reader to put two and two together and come up with four.

He dwells in me and gives me being, life, sensation, intelligence; and makes a temple of me, since I am created in the likeness and image of the Divine Majesty.

Ketchum reports that the database is sometimes referred to by the code name "Main Core" and that some eight million Americans were listed in Main Core as potentially

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments.

I think intelligence is usually sexy until it becomes irritating. After that, you're stuck.

Our intelligence community needs better coordination of operations and exchange of information, and that's why we need an overall director of national intelligence and a national counterterrorism center.

I strongly support the call to greatly expand our human intelligence capability to penetrate al Qaeda and gather critical intelligence to prevent terrorist attacks on our homeland.

nobody likes to be made out to be morons, especially morons.

Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape, while at the same time providing us with valuable intelligence information on how best to proceed in the war against terror and prevent future attacks.

Terrorists continue to exploit divisions between law enforcement and the intelligence communities that limit the sharing of vital counterterrorism information.

It turns out that our intuition is a greater genius than we are.

Regardless of how intelligent we may be, if we make stupid choices, we will suffer the consequences.

Vocabulary and coherent sentences can't be downloaded onto paper unless they've first been uploaded to the head—by reading.

What is the one thing that you'd never be able to sell in the market? Common sense! Those who have it wouldn't need to buy it. Those who don't have it wouldn't know what to do with it.

take it to my clever friend shortly, then

clever mouth on hers and a hand

Without heads, where might they keep their minds, if they have them?" Kebes put in. "In their livers, obviously," Sokrates said.

Sir Francis Bacon said, "Knowledge is power.