Intelligence Quotes

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When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him. — Jonathan Swift
I know from my own experience that there is much more to 'intelligence' than an IQ number. In fact, I hesitate to believe that any… — Daniel Tammet
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. — Henry David Thoreau
I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American people and a native intelligence - providing they have the… — Studs Terkel
We have an incredible warrior class in this country - people in law enforcement, intelligence - and I thank God every night we have them… — Brad Thor
It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things. — Henry David Thoreau
Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself. — Henry David Thoreau
Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals. — Edward Thorndike
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. — James Thurber
You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and judgment. — Alvin Toffler
I don't believe in an outside agent that creates the world, then walks away. But I feel very strongly there is an intelligence at work… — Eckhart Tolle
Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done. — Linus Torvalds
Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. — G. M. Trevelyan
When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. — Mark Twain
It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races. — Mark Twain
I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up. — Mark Twain
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. — Mark Twain
I think that intelligence is such a narrow branch of the tree of life - this branch of primates we call humans. No other animal,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
When we see animals doing remarkable things, how do we know if we're simply seeing tricks or signs of real intelligence? Are talented animals just… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
That which the Fascists hate above all else, is intelligence. — Miguel de Unamuno

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