Intelligence Quote by John le Carré Download Open image ““Intelligence work has one moral law - it is justified by results.”” — John le Carré ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Intelligence Moral law
I have always accepted intelligence was an honorable profession. We are all mindful of the need to comply with our moral values and the… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
“Remember, my young Messenger, that intelligence doesn't always equate to moral actions” — Vince Vawter Copy Share Image
“I think intelligence is something you have to work for … it isn’t just given to you….” — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
“It bears repeating: Intelligence is a gift, not a right. It must be wielded not as a weapon but as a tool for the… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“The vanity of intelligence is that the intelligent man is often more committed to 'one-upping' his opponent than being truthful. When the idea of… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Intelligence is a gift, not a right. It must be wielded not as a weapon but as a tool for the betterment of others.” — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“If the intellect functions in wrong direction, it is deceit and if it turns in the right direction, it will get one’s work done.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“moral thinking is more like a politician searching for votes than a scientist searching for truth:” — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
The creation of George Smiley, the retired spy recalled to hunt for just such a high-ranking mole in 'Tinker, Tailor,' was extremely personal. I… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity. — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“You're history, Donohue. You think countries run the fucking world! Go back to fucking Sunday school. It's 'God save our multinational' they're singing these… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
When you're my age and you see a story, you better go for it pretty quickly. I'd just like to get a few more… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
The trouble is, when professional spies go out of their way to make a definitive statement about one of their own, the public tends… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
Ideologies have no heart of their own. They're the whores and angels of our striving selves. — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“Pain observed is journalistic pain. It's diplomatic pain. It's television pain, over as soon as you switch off your beastly set.” — John le Carré Copy Share Image
The greatest threat to mankind comes from the renunciation of individual scruple in favor of institutional denominators. . . . Real heroism lies, as… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“and the wood smoke will roll out of the fireplace on to the carpet we paid too much for on that rainy afternoon in… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
“Middle children weep longer than their brothers and sisters. Over her mother’s shoulder, stilling her pains and her injured pride, Jackie Lacon watched the… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
If you can do anything for love there's no reason you can't do everything to someone you love. — Jayjay Guillermo Copy Share Image
Long before the 2016 presidential campaign, confidential sources had alerted me to longstanding misuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court system and the erosion… — Sharyl Attkisson Copy Share Image
“If people fully understand you, they will think of you as a normal, if they half understand you, will think of you as a… — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
Woman, in short, has an unconscious life, man a conscious life, and the genius the most conscious life. — Otto Weininger Copy Share Image
“The mystery of the world is revealed only to the person who can look upon the material world with his physical eyes and simultaneously… — Awdhesh Singh Copy Share Image
Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission. — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
“Your mind has the intellect to lift the world, your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
An ex is an ex for a reason, they are an EXample of what you don't want in your future. — Alexia Copy Share Image
“When it comes to smarts, adolescents like Jesse have plenty. What they lack, however, are some of the brain-based skills that we all need… — Richard Guare Copy Share Image
What we shall need is not geniuses, or cynics, or misanthropes, or clever tacticians, but plain, honest, straghtforward men. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
If you've got creativity, imagination, and intelligence, and you want to be hypnotised, then there's no reason you shouldn't be able to. — Keith Barry Copy Share Image
“A smart person learns from his mistakes, but a truly wise person learns from the mistakes of others.” — Ken Schramm Copy Share Image
