Quotes About Intelligence

The most important thing is to know how to awaken in the still undeveloped masses an intelligent attitude towards religious questions and an intelligent criticism of religions.

That's my attitude on the military. I don't like telling the enemy what I'm doing.

I think cats would have an even worse attitude if they found out how stupid their names were.

With such a small brain, I don't know how you made it this far.

I know the names of every intelligent being, the spots on the wings of every butterfly that broke out of a cocoon, the genetic codes of the simplest and most complex of creatures. I know how suns functioned, how worlds formed, how life evolved. All of the secrets of the old universes are mine. They can be yours too, if you want me to share, though I suspect you aren't bothered.

You and Teacher," said Molly. "Yes," said Peter. "She's very clever. You'll like her." "I'm sure," said Molly.

My theory is that there is a finite amount of intelligence in a family, and you're supposed to gradually transfer it to your children over a period of many years. This is why your parents started to get so stupid just at the time in your life when you were getting really smart.

Culver is a language magnet school. What it's mainly a magnet for, if you want to know the truth, is nerds.

Fortunately the bad guys had the tactical intelligence of a waffle iron, so the hero was able to outsmart them by ducking behind some rocks, then putting his hat on a stick and holding it

Always remember that if editors were so damned smart, they would know how to dress.

The brain can be a dangerous thing. Even more so if you haven't got one.

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.—Dee Hock

Your Mind Doesn't Have a Mind of Its Own At least a portion of your mind is really kind of stupid, in an interesting way. If it had any innate intelligence and logic, it would remind you of the things you needed to do only when you could do something about them.

Trusting yourself and the source of your intelligence is the most elegant lesson of experiencing freedom and manifesting personal productivity.

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.

The most experienced planner in the world is your brain.

My mother educates me, she said. We believe that schools inhibit the natural curiosity, creativity and intelligence of children. The mind needs to be opened out into the word, not shuttered down inside a gloomy classroom.

Politics is a dirty, ruthless business, Agent Robie. It makes the intelligence sector look relatively honorable by comparison.

She works in the intelligence field. They're trained to lie and sell it like the truth. They obviously undergo the same indoctrination as politicians.

Google makes everybody a genius.

john was smart, but he was also a young male with a usually empty belly. sometimes it was simple as that

I know. I admit that. You're working with NSC now. And the FBI." "So?" "So how would you like to be part of a joint effort with NIC?" "I already have enough alphabet letters, thanks." "You

intel and no one gave it a second thought.

fifteen major intelligence agencies eating up 50 billion in budget dollars a year spread over 120,000 employees