Quotes About Intelligence

Thou shall not make a machine to counterfeit a human mind.

Una de las cosas mas peligrosas en el universo es un pueblo ignorante con motivos reales de resentimiento. Pero no hay nada tan peligroso como una sociedad informada e inteligente que mantenga esos resentimientos.

One of the most dangerous things in the universe is an ignorant people with real grievances. That is nowhere near as dangerous, however, as an informed and intelligent society with grievances. The damage that vengeful intelligence can wreak, you cannot even imagine.

I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma.

The secret to understanding Citron was that ... he knows thirty percent of what he thinks he knows

So many of our troubles flow from a defective use of the intelligence or will or energy we have, that we are in danger of thinking that all our troubles could be cured by a better use of our own powers—

A con artist's only weapon is his brain.

Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity.

Their stupidity does not amaze me, its when they're smart that amazes me. It's baffling whenever you find someone who's smart — incredible. Soon you'll have zoos for such things.

There is no such thing as a clever crook. If he was really that clever he wouldn't be a crook at all.

Zijn hersens kenden fijnere nuances dan moderne hersens kunnen bevatten.

People who are deep thinkers, who have sort of a weird way of looking at the universe, are wildly attractive to me.

Getting up and drawing a Venn diagram is a great way to appear smart. It doesn't matter if your Venn diagram is wildly inaccurate, in fact, the more inaccurate the better.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare.

The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more.

I think network TV to a large extent has underestimated the intelligence of the American public for so many years now. It's tried to appeal to the lowest common denominator. I think the average viewer is much more intelligent than that and crave a little more complexity and are willing to pay more attention.

Hey, China - a little insight into how we American women think: We're damn smart and we will willingly respond with emotion when presented with a set of facts.

Before 9/11 there were weak procedures, willingness, and mechanisms for communicating among agencies for foreign intelligence and the FBI with its focus on law enforcement. The domestic-vs.-foreign barrier has been solved by the reforms after 9/11 that established the DNI.

Even when matches don't work out the way you planned, you've always got to stay strong in defence; it's a matter of willpower and intelligence.

In order to win the war on terrorism, we have to win the war of information. Information is so very, very valuable. This is an important tool in gathering up information.

The sun doesn't always shine; the wind doesn't always blow. This is why, if we want to rely on renewables, we need intelligent systems that integrate and coordinate different sources of energy at scale so that when one is scarce or unavailable, the others can automatically compensate.

I consider myself a pretty good conversationalist, but you wind up being downgraded to idiot status when you don't speak the language!

The America that we knew as the smartest place on the planet is gone with the wind.