Quotes About Intelligence

YOU are a genius!... and I am a genius because I married you.

only stupid one's

Those skills [to test the veracity of news produced], however, can be identified. If we look at those who have been in the business of empiricism - people in journalism, law, intelligence, science, medicine, and elsewhere - we will see a set of common concepts and skills that have developed over generations.

I hate stupidity, but what I hate even more is when people actually brag about it.

If we stopped calling it profiling and started calling it proactive intelligence screening or high alert detecting, people would be saying Well, it's about time.

My personal savior is common sense. And as far as God goes, I prefer to believe in one that would want me to use the excellent brain he gave us all.

Stupidity is not another way of knowing things.

195 For Guidance Father of light, Give us wisdom to know You, Intelligence to understand You, Courage to seek You, Patience to wait for You, Eyes to see You, A heart to meditate on You, And a life to proclaim You. by St. Benedict

Should hyperintelligence matter when we're comparing teams from different decades? Absolutely. It's an era-specific advantage, just like smoking, lowtop sneakers, lack of fitness and rudimentary VD medication were detriments during the Russell era.

I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.

The way Calvin's brain is wired you can almost hear the fuses blowing.

But for my own example, I'd never believe one little kid could have so much brains!

Calvin: I'm a genius. I can't believe how smart I am. ...I've got more brains than I know what to do with. Hobbes: So I've noticed.

Idiocy is the essence of the male mind.

Isn't it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor?

Instead of asking what's wrong with rampant consumerism, we ought to be asking, 'What justifies it?' Popular art does not have to pander to the lowest level of intelligence and taste.

The best proof of extraterrestrial intelligence is that they haven't contacted us.

I'm playing checkers while they're playing chess They make the big moves that make me a little less Even when I win and beat the pants off of the best I'm still playing checkers while they're playing chess

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Science has too long focused on intelligence & talent as determiners of success. And it's not. The key to success is to set a specific long-term goal and to do whatever it takes until the goal has been achieved. That's called GRIT (defined as courage and resolve; strength of character).

He's lying." No one seemed surprised at Scout's announcement about Foreman. "He's a spook," Nada said. "They lie every time they open their mouths, even if it's just to breathe.

so few understood that blinding ambition was the necessary ingredient of any intelligence or talent.

Even though the CIA had acknowledged the place existed (it was on Google Earth now for frak's sake), that didn't mean they were holding an open house any time soon.

Only dumb guys fight'