All Quotes By Tag: Intelligence

“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”

“Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.”

“Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.”

“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”

“It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.”

“People believe there is no difference between intelligence and smartness. I beg to differ – I’ve met many intelligent cretins in my life, but smart idiot, I’ve never seen anything like it.”

“I believe that a willingness to ask when they do not know is a characteristic of many great minds.”

“Before the academy, Miri never had cause to wonder if a person was head smart or not. It seemed everyone was clever at something – there were those who were best at picking out the right fissure for prying a block of linder free and those who were best at making cheese or tanning hides, beating drums or tossing stones. Now, smart meant to Miri the talent to think around a new problem and learn new things.”

“Never test the intelligence of a foolish man.”

“Intelligence without wisdom is a like a car without a steering wheel. You can drive it as long as you don’t consider steering part of driving.”

“A genius that survives is the real genius.”

“I care not whether a man is Good or Evil; all that I care Is whether he is a Wise man or a Fool. Go! put off Holiness, And put on Intellect; or my thund’rous hammer shall drive thee To wrath, which thou condemnest, till thou obey my voice.”

“The only ‘unseemly’ thing is to not channel your intelligence usefully.”

“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”

“Conscience is much larger than plain, cold intelligence. Without the warmth of humanhood, intelligence brings more separation and loneliness in the society, than does religious fundamentalism.”