“And that is the problem: academic intelligence offers virtually no preparation for the turmoil—or opportunity—life’s vicissitudes bring. Yet even though a high… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
I'm used to people with very high IQs knowing how to recognize reality, but there's a huge human tendency where it may… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“When a high IQ-test score is accompanied by subpar performance in some other domain, this is thought "surprising," and a new disability… — Keith E. Stanovich Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I'm the only savant with high IQ or with an above average IQ. Again, it may just be that… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share Image
There is usually only a limited amount of damage that can be done by dull or stupid people. For creating a truly… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I was a blond-haired kid with blue eyes, growing up in an Italian ghetto. I had a very high IQ. In elementary… — Evan Hunter Copy Share Image
The typical white intellectual considers himself superior to ordinary white folks for two contradictory reasons. First, he constantly proclaims his belief in… — Steve Sailer Copy Share Image
To have a high IQ, you tend to specialize, think deep thoughts. You avoid trivia. — Christopher Langan Copy Share Image
The high IQ has become the American equivalent of the Legion of Honor, positive proof of a child's intellectual aristocracy.... It has… — Sam Levenson Copy Share Image
A lot of people with high IQs are terrible investors because they've got terrible temperaments. And that is why we say that… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“David: :) David: That was my very first emoticon. Or emoji. Must Google to learn the difference. Me: Finally something I know and you don’t!… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
I've only twice in my life come across someone with both high IQ and high EQ naturally; and that was because their… — Walter O'Brien Copy Share Image
Well, I was always really mature for my age. I'm an above-age reader. I'm not trying to come off like, 'I have… — Atticus Shaffer Copy Share Image
To be a smartass, you need to have a relatively high IQ. I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks doll, come again. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
Plenty of pundits have really high IQs, but they don’t have any discipline in how they look at the world, and so… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image