Intelligence Quotes

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We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect. — John Kenneth Galbraith
Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence. — John Kenneth Galbraith
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. — Galileo Galilei
We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. — Bill Gates
To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind. — Theophile Gautier
Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge. — Khalil Gibran
There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If you make something, it's an artifact. It's something that somebody or some corporate entity has caused to come into being. A great many human… — William Gibson
The color of truth is gray. — Andre Gide
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning. — Oliver Goldsmith
Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. — Samuel Goldwyn
If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't… — Daniel Goleman
The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain. — Daniel Goleman
But once you are in that field, emotional intelligence emerges as a much stronger predictor of who will be most successful, because it is how… — Daniel Goleman
My hope was that organizations would start including this range of skills in their training programs - in other words, offer an adult education in… — Daniel Goleman
Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years. All the small exchanges children have with their parents, teachers, and with each other carry emotional… — Daniel Goleman

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