Don't assume that a species is intelligent because it…

One must believe that every living thing whatsoever must change insensibly in its organization and in its form... One must therefore never expect to…

— Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

“Each species of intelligent life in the galaxy learned to limit its perceptions of the world it inhabited in order to preserve itself from…

— Sheila Finch

“The only profit from their sojourn on Earth would be the memory of this mad species, which had somehow become intelligent without ever learning…

— Orson Scott Card

Species evolve to meet the environment. An intelligent species changes the environment to suit itself. As soon as a species becomes intelligent, it should…

— Larry Niven

“My heart goes out to some of those rather hostile yet highly intelligent individuals who may see problems really because they have solutions. That…

— Criss Jami

I would be very surprised if on another planet we discovered a species as intelligent as humans that didn't have narrative, or didn't have…

— Brian Boyd

“As you become skilled in a task, its demand for energy diminishes. Studies of the brain have shown that the pattern of activity associated…

— Daniel Kahneman

And once an intelligent robot exists, it is only a small step to a robot species - to an intelligent robot that can make…

— Bill Joy

The press is like any business. Its a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.

— Ben Folds

Isn't it strange that a group of very intelligent individuals combined into a political party become collectively stupid?

— Nikhil Saluja

Do we leave it to individuals to decide that they are the intelligent ones who should have more kids? And more troublesome, what about…

— John Tanton

Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a woman is…

— Yusuf al-Qaradawi

Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think.

— Sara Sheridan

Our young Marines of today are courageous, willing to make sacrifices, and are marvelous team players. I am confident our Corps, and indeed our…

— James T. Conway

Some books are not read in the right way because they have skipped a stage of opinion, assume a crystallization of information in society…

— Doris Lessing