Quotes
Quotes about Intelligence
There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.
Intelligence is that faculty of mind, by which order is perceived in a situation previously considered disordered.
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours.
Intelligence has nothing to do with politics.
...the evils of mankind are caused, not by the primary aggressiveness of individuals, but by their self-transcending identification with groups whose common denominator is low intelligence and high emotionality.
Everything that we think God has in his mind necessarily proceeds from our own mind; it is what we imagine to be in God's mind, and it is really difficult for human intelligence to guess at a divine intelligence. What we usually end up with by this sort of reasoning is to make God the color-sergeant of our army and to make Him as chauvinistic as ourselves.
It needs some intelligence to be truly selfish. The unintelligent can only be self-righteous.
Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless.
So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.
The world holds two classes of men: intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.
God does not require you to follow His leadings on blind trust. Behold the evidence of an invisible intelligence pervading everything, even your own mind and body.
No one in this world, so far as I know- and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me- has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.
Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.
Artificial intelligence will never be a match for natural stupidity.
Superstition is ... religion which is incongruous with intelligence.
When you have compassion and surrender to your own heart, you are surrendering to the hidden power in your heart, God. You are surrendering to love, because God is Love, the cohesive force of the universe that connects us all. Surrender is not just a religious concept; it's a power tool for listening to the voice of your spirit and following its directions. When you surrender your head to your heart, you allow your heart to give you a wider, higher intelligence perspective. Remember the phrase, "The real teacher is within you." Very simply, that teacher is to be found in the common sense of your own heart. -Sara Paddison.
The Greek word euphuia, a finely tempered nature, gives exactly the notion of perfection as culture brings us to perceive it; a harmonious perfection, a perfection in which the characters of beauty and intelligence are both present, which unites "the two noblest of things"--as Swift . . . most happily calls them in his Battle of the Books, "the two noblest of things, sweetness and light."
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.
Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkrs. The power of the car is separate from the way the car is driven.
When you make an efficient choice in moments of indecision, you establish more effectiveness within a given time span, saving energy and stress. That's a time shift. Doc Childre - Women Lead With Their Hearts (a White Paper) The new paradigm is a joint venture between head and heart intelligence, which generates a continuity of intuitive creative intelligence. Intuition cuts time and effort. As you gain intuitive intelligence, you become more energy and time effective. Bruce Cockburn, "A Dream Like Mine" -Doc Childre.
Intelligence is the faculty of making artificial objects, especially tools to make tools.
Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature.
