Intelligence Quotes

"We do not have a system for the finding and publishing of terrorists' weapons, we have an enemy's weapons collection system." "A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five." "The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid" "Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done." "The sign of intelligence is that you are constantly wondering. Idiots are always dead sure about every damn thing they are doing in their life. " "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits" "Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power." "Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists." "I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying." "Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change" "The advantage of being intelligent is that you can always play dumb The opposite is more difficult" "You don't have to be brilliant, only a little bit wiser than the other guys, on average, for a long time" "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education." "There is no great genius without some touch of madness" "A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool." "The measure of intelligence is the ability to change" "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits" "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales" "The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him" "Educate the masses elevate their standard of intelligence and you will certainly have a successful nation"