Intelligence Quotes

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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering… — Arthur Schopenhauer
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the… — Dr. Seuss
It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. — George Bernard Shaw
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. — George Bernard Shaw
One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven't and don't. — George Bernard Shaw
I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence. — George Bernard Shaw
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. — Upton Sinclair
The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. — B.F. Skinner
I have been a systems engineer, systems administrator, a senior adviser for the Central Intelligence Agency, a solutions consultant and a telecommunications information systems officer. — Edward Snowden
The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. So intelligence is a hard thing to evaluate… — Todd Solondz
Intelligence is really a kind of taste: taste in ideas. — Susan Sontag
For me, I was somebody who was a smart young guy who didn't do very well in school. The basic system of education, I didn't… — Bruce Springsteen
Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike. — Madame de Stael
It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming. — John Steinbeck
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not. — Laurence Sterne
Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because… — Joseph Story
Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men. — Meryl Streep
Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence. — Thomas Szasz

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