Art Quote by Diane Ackerman

In the real world, very smart people fail and mediocre people rise. Part of what makes people fail or succeed are skills that have…

— Camille Paglia

“I’ve asked many people these questions and their answers are invariable. “Of course it would.” The cultural correlation is undeniable: we’ve been indoctrinated to…

— Sean Patrick

IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.

— A. N. Wilson

IQ is a very important predictor, not just of academic success, but of economic success.

— Charles Murray

Some of the problem with IQ tests stems from the inescapable reality that human intelligence is staggeringly complex and multifaceted.

— David Olusoga

Even though a high IQ is no guarantee of prosperity, prestige, or happiness in life, our schools and our culture fixate on academic abilities,…

— Daniel Goleman

IQ tests are routinely used as weapons against Black people in particular and minority groups and poor people generally. The tests are based on…

— Huey Newton

I can well imagine that certain writers, even writers that we'd consider today very great writers, may not necessarily have tested highly on IQ…

— Daniel Tammet

“It's hard to pin down what my actual [IQ] score might be. It's silly to think that people even have one set IQ and…

— Rick Rosner

“A failing grade does not denounce a child to fail in life. An IQ is what I would call an 'inadequate question', it may…

— Davis Carlson

The invention of IQ did a great disservice to creativity in education. ... Individuality, personality, originality, are too precious to be meddled with by…

— Joel Henry Hildebrand

What needs to be debated is whether IQ tests, as currently designed, are fit for purpose, and capable of measuring the changing nature of…

— David Olusoga