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That it is statistically easier for low-IQ people to kick an addiction than it is for high-IQ people...That boring activities become, perversely, much less boring…

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We will, of course, without hesitation use art to parody, ridicule, debunk, or criticize ideologies.
One paradox of professional writing is that books written solely for money and/or acclaim will almost never be good enough to garner…
God, what a ghastly enterprise to be in, though-and what an odd way to achieve success. I'm an exhibitionist who wants to…
When I say or write something, there are actually a whole lot of different things I am communicating. The propositional content (i.e.,…
Under fun's new administration, writing fiction becomes a way to go deep inside yourself and illuminate precisely the stuff you don't want…
Of course, the fact that Dostoevsky can tell a juicy story isn't enough to make him great. If it were, Judith Krantz…
Some words have to be explicitly uttered, Lenore. Only by actually uttering certain words does one really DO what one SAYS. 'Love'…
You have a great deal of yourself on the line, writing- your vanity is at stake. You discover a tricky thing about…
Postmodern irony and cynicism's become an end in itself, a measure of hip sophistication and literary savvy. Few artists dare to try…
No one can call themselves a writer until he or she has written at least fifty stories.
Molly Notkin often confides on the phone to Joelle van Dyne about the one tormented love of Nokin's life thus far, an…
No single, individual moment is in and of itself unendurable.

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The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the… — Denis Waitley
Obviously, I don't have a high IQ, but I've always liked nerds and quirky guys. — Kaley Cuoco
The typical white intellectual considers himself superior to ordinary white people for two contradictory reasons: a] he constantly proclaims belief in human… — Steve Sailer
To have a high IQ, you tend to specialize, think deep thoughts. You avoid trivia. — Christopher Langan
I think one of the problems [with raising intelligent children] is compulsory schooling...and that children are sitting there and they are taught… — Marilyn vos Savant
The original Greek word "idiotes" referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused… — Jim Hightower
If you have high IQ, you're really good at finding post-hoc arguments to support your feelings of truthiness. — Jonathan Haidt
In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding. — Daniel Goleman
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
That it is statistically easier for low-IQ people to kick an addiction than it is for high-IQ people...That boring activities become, perversely,… — David Foster Wallace
When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments… — Michael Josephson
I've been a Mensan over twenty years, yet I don't, as a rule, go through my day thinking I am smarter than… — Rock Cowles

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