Quotes About Intelligence

gives the impression of intelligence, choosing and enunciating each word carefully, but she also seems oddly naive, like a person who has sat down and worked out the world's problems all on her own.

The more wit the less courage.

To use the popular phrase, a church is "a hospital for sinners," but that is not all it is. A church is also a community of faith where people come to offer their commitment, energy, and intelligence for the mission of Jesus Christ. The gospel beckons, "Come unto to me all you that are weary and carrying heavy burdens," but it also says that disciples of Jesus are called to "take up their cross and follow me.

As dysfunctional as they may be on occasion, our theories, preconceptions, and "biases" are what make us smart.

Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?

Words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon with them, but they are the money of fools.

Scientia potentia est. Knowledge is power.

For such is the nature of man, that howsoever they may acknowledge many others to be more witty, or more eloquent, or more learned; Yet they will hardly believe there be many so wise as themselves: For they see their own wit at hand, and other mens at a distance.

Words are the counters of wise men, and the money of fools.

Apothegms form a short cut to much knowledge.

Science is simply common sense at its best.

No delusion is greater than the notion that method and industry can make up for lack of mother-wit, either in science or in practical life.

Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.

Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense.

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

The Divine Therapy is designed to enable us to negotiate this healing process according to genetic and temperamental factors, our personality and the circumstances of our lives. An enormous Intelligence is guiding us through this process with a love that is unconditional and determined to bring about this healing, whatever the cost to Itself.

I hope people learn to appreciate our people in uniform. These aren't guys who just shoot 'em up. They plan. And they are extremely intelligent.

To truly feel like we're fighting terrorism, we need as much intelligence and infiltration as possible into known rivals of democracy. Once that information is collected, a sincere commitment must be made to thwart their effects through unified/joint military resolve.

Of course, there's also the basic problem that some people just aren't very bright. And as we'll see, the people who are the most certain about being right tend to be the people with the least reason to have such self-confidence.

Americans no longer distinguish the phrase "you're wrong" from the phrase "you're stupid." To disagree is to disrespect. To correct another is to insult. And to refuse to acknowledge all views as worthy of consideration, no matter how fantastic or inane they are, is to be closed-minded. The

Maybe conversations and arguments fail because one—or both—of the parties is just stupid. These are fighting words. No one likes to be called stupid: it's a judgmental, harsh word that implies not only a lack of intelligence, but a willful ignorance almost to the point of moral failure. (I have used it, more than I should. So have you, most likely.)

The Dunning-Kruger Effect, in sum, means that the dumber you are, the more confident you are that you're not actually dumb.

Students, well intentioned or otherwise, are poorly served by the idea that students and teachers are intellectual and social equals and that a student's opinion is as good as a professor's knowledge. Rather than disabusing young people of these myths, college too often encourages them, with the result that people end up convinced they're actually smarter than they are.

Americans no longer distinguish the phrase "you're wrong" from the phrase "you're stupid." To disagree is to disrespect. To correct another is to insult. And to refuse to acknowledge all views as worthy of consideration, no matter how fantastic or inane they are, is to be closed-minded.