Intelligence Quotes

3172 quotes by 1911 authors

Do rewards motivate people? Absolutely. They motivate people to get rewards. — Alfie Kohn
During the last century, and part of the one before, it was widely held that there was an unreconcilable conflict between knowledge and belief. — Albert Einstein
Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions. — Eric Temple Bell
Favors cease to be favors when there are conditions attached to them. — Thornton Wilder
For all our conceits about being the center of the universe, we live in a routine planet of a humdrum star stuck away in an… — Carl Sagan
Great minds think for themselves. — Immanuel Kant
He who is not aware of his ignorance will be only misled by his knowledge. — Richard Whately
I am sometimes shocked by the blasphemies of those who think themselves pious. — Bertrand Russell
I don't see any god up here. — Yuri Gagarin
I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious theories of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal… — Thomas A. Edison
If you think your belief is based upon reason, you will support it by argument rather than by persecution, and will abandon it if the… — Bertrand Russell
In school, you are given the lesson first. On the street, you're given the mistake first and then it's up to you to find the… — Robert Kiyosaki
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves. — Larry McMurtry
Instead of encouraging the student to devote himself to his studies for the sake of studying, instead of encouraging in him a real love for… — Karl Popper
It has been said that the primary function of schools is to impart enough facts to make children stop asking questions. Some, with whom the… — Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really need a college. He can learn them… — Albert Einstein
Most authors have one idea per book. Shakespeare had two per sentence. — Lauren Hutton
Of course not. After all, I may be wrong. — Bertrand Russell
Schools teach you to imitate. If you don't imitate what the teacher wants you get a bad grade. Here, in college, it was more sophisticated,… — Robert M. Pirsig
The mere formulation of a problem is far more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skills. To… — Albert Einstein

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