The one thing that the president continues to diminish, which I think is unfortunate, is the fact that the Russian government, at… — Jack Reed Copy Share Image
Our intelligence is imperfect, surely, and newly arisen; the ease with which it can be sweet-talked, overwhelmed, or subverted by other hardwired… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The mind is divided, like a rider on an elephant, and the rider’s job is to serve the elephant. The rider is… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
Whatever you think about his intelligence, what's unquestionable is that Reagan had extraordinary emotional intelligence. He could sense the temperature of a… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
“But smart has to have a depth as well as a length. Some smart brushes over a problem. And some smart grinds… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I think I know the real reason." "Which is?" "Alcohol in the dust clouds. Goddamn stuff is everywhere. Any lousy species ever… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
“When Albert Einstein told you to hide your source, he wasn't giving you a deliberate advice to conceal the root in which… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“This is the kind of paradox, I think, of what it is to be a halfway intelligent American right now, and probably… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
There's something very funny about giving a menial task to a genius and watching him find so much complexity and overanalyse it… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
“This feeling of power, it's happiness to sit in a cottage by the Danube among six women who think I'm semi-idiot, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Participating in class, doing your homework, and basically just having your shit together and doing what's got to be done shouldn't be… — Joshua Neik Copy Share Image
“Intelligence must be used for the benefit, and not to the detriment, of society. Those who use intelligence for their own personal… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. . .… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Brilliance is a blessed ignorance of innocent mind, impatient heart and intuitive soul to ignite curiosity that leads and culminates into sheer… — Anuj Somany Copy Share Image
Not to sound corny, but intelligence is big. Everything fades, and everything can be modified. But intelligence is something you cant fake.… — Wale Copy Share Image
“she enjoyed her continued glimpses into the inner workings of world affairs. She often would sit back in the middle of some… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“What would happen if most people tried to act intelligently on their own behalf? Anarchy. (…) So what can we do with… — Alasdair Gray Copy Share Image
Genius detects through the fly, through the caterpillar, through the grub, through the egg, the constant individual; through countless individuals the fixed… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“Intelligence is the decisive factor in planning guerrilla operations. Where is the enemy? In what strength? What does he propose to do?… — Sebastian Marshall Copy Share Image
Everybody does what she needs. And if you want plastic surgery, and then you feel better, why not? There is no law.… — Monica Bellucci Copy Share Image
“I have a little theory that I'd like to air here, if I may. What is it that you think makes you… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“I used to think that finding the right one was about the man having a list of certain qualities. If he has… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
If Israeli intelligence that has been shared with the United States - whether the National Security Agency, the C.I.A., the Defense Department,… — Ronen Bergman Copy Share Image
The Obama administration appears to regard intelligence leaks and briefings more or less like briefings by the Democratic National Committee or White… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
And human instinct is ancient and reliable, utterly mysterious and possibly capable of great genius. I believe that refined, fluent instincts are… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
“I grieved to think how brief the dream of the human intellect had been. It had committed suicide. It had set itself… — H.G. Wells Copy Share Image
