Quotes About Intelligence

with superb courage, and the decision and intelligence of a man.

Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind; Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave. I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.

The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.

The question of whether computers can think is just like the question of whether submarines can swim.

Cuando no se deja espacio a la inteligencia, nomás se escucha el estruendo de los cañones y el crepitar de la fusilería.

Primero temí que fuera muy difícil averiguar algo de estos tipos que andan en los servicios de inteligencia, y toda esa mano.

Suerte, casualidad, inteligencia, buenas decisiones. O todo lo contrario. Y el resto de nuestra vida de un lado o del otro. A veces el fútbol se parece tanto a la vida que da miedo.

No, mi amor. Lo que pasa es cuando uno se hace el profundo parece inteligente, pero nada más.

A veces no sé si sos un genio que tiene larguísimas lagunas de pelotudez o un pelotudo que tiene mínimos chispazos de genio.

Nunca. Nunca, jamás, hay que caer en manos de un boludo. Porque si uno termina en manos de un boludo significa que uno también es un boludo. Un boludo más boludo aún que el boludo en cuyas manos cayó.

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

Is this at last the locus Dei? There are enough cathedrals and temples and altars here for a Hindu pantheon of divinities. Each time I look up one of the secretive little side canyons I half expect to see not only the cottonwood tree rising over its tiny spring—the leafy god, the desert's liquid eye—but also a rainbow-colored corona of blazing light, pure spirit, pure being, pure disembodied intelligence, about to speak my name.

Sono convinto che chi non legge resta uno stupido. Anche se nella vita sa destreggiarsi, il fatto di non ingerire regolarmente parole scritte lo condanna ineluttabilmente all'ignoranza, indipendentemente dai suoi averi e dalle sue attività.

I believe that anyone who doesn't read remains dumb. Even if they know how, failing to regularly ingest the written word dooms them to ignorance, no matter what else they have or do.

Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.

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.

Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of the car is separate from the way the car is driven.

Don't loseYour headTo gain a minuteYou need your headYour brains are in it.

The human mind has never invented a labor-saving machine equal to algebra.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Sarcasm is the sour cream of wit.

You can always tell a Harvard man, but you can't tell him much.

Your safety gears are between your ears.