Intelligence Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

— George Santayana

The essence of intelligence would seem to be in knowing when to think and act quickly, and knowing when to think and act slowly.

— Robert Sternberg

Intelligence is a mere instrument of circumstances.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Intelligence is a measure of how well you function within your level of awareness.

— Scott Adams

Intelligence is just a simple act of differentiating between the knowing ability and the understanding capability of the people for simply knowing their understanding…

— Anuj Somany

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

— Bertolt Brecht

Intelligence is the capacity to observe that some thought or inspiration you have experienced, bears repeating to another.

— Anonymous

Intelligence is not only the ability to reason; it is also the ability to find relevant material in memory and to deploy attention when…

— Daniel Kahneman

Intelligence is in constant process of forming, and its retention requires constant alertness in observing consequences, an open-minded will to learn, and courage in…

— John Dewey

Intelligence is the seeing of what is.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Intelligence essentially means that your intellect is sharp enough to see life the way it is.

— Jaggi Vasudev