Quotes About Intelligence

I worked hard at memorizing lists of facts and figures, and carried with me a book of facts.

I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me.

I have an excellent memory, a most excellent memory.

I've just got an exceptional memory, if I say so myself.

As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I know that the men and women of our intelligence community put their lives on the line every day, and they do very dangerous work to keep our country safe.

When I was first elected to the Senate, I was fortunate to be appointed to the Intelligence Committee. There, I saw up close the dedication and commitment of the men and women of our intelligence agencies.

We've got this cultural mentality that you've got to be an idiot to be a farmer.

Meryl Streep's really smart, and she's a film animal, and she knows that.

Bill Powell is the only intelligent actor I've ever met.

I was very limited in what I could do with flying saucers, because they're just a metal disc. I had to try and put character in as if they were intelligently guided.

I do think - the metaphor I always use - it's the role of intelligence community to stay down in the engine room and shovel that intelligence coal, and people on the bridge get to decide where to drive the ship and how fast and how to arrange all the deckchairs.

Deep learning is a really powerful metaphor for learning about the world.

No NSA director did as much damage to the agency as Gen. Michael V. Hayden.

I think most people either forget or don't know that Microsoft only hires people with I.Q.'s well over 130.

David Ben-Gurion established the Israeli intelligence community in June of 1948, just three weeks after the establishment of Israel and in the midst of war.

You can tell a dumb guy a mile away.

My dad used to build computers for the U.S. government, for military intelligence. So he always had computers around the house.

With Fancy Bear, we have medium-level confidence it's GRU, which is Russia's military intelligence agency, and with Cozy Bear, we have low-level confidence it's FSB, the Russian federal security service.

I did my military service from 1989 - 92 and I was never shot at or had to fire on anybody. I was very lucky. I was more involved in intelligence and counter-intelligence.

Well, he can't be dumb, I mean, because he's been president for four years and he's president again, so you're going to get caught out if you're really bad, aren't you? Unless millions and millions of Americans are dumb.

People are fascinated by robots because they're machines that can mimic life.

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

Math is like going to the gym for your brain. It sharpens your mind.

If you talk to a top accountant about his field of expertise, it's mind-boggling.