The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
F. Scott FitzgeraldTags: intelligence
The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.
Richard M. NixonTags: intelligence strategy danger action
It's hard to decide who's truly brilliant; it's easier to see who's driven, which in the long run may be more important.
Michael CrichtonTags: intelligence
Nell," the Constable continued, indicating through his tone of voice that the lesson was concluding, "the difference between ignorant and educated people is that the latter know more facts. But that has nothing to do with whether they are stupid or intelligent. The difference between stupid and intelligent people—and this is true whether or not they are well-educated—is that intelligent people can handle subtlety. They are not baffled by ambiguous or even contradictory situations—in fact, they expect them and are apt to become suspicious when things seem overly straightforward.
Neal StephensonTags: intelligence conduct
A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
MolièreTags: intelligence education ignorance foolishness fools
The more stupid one is, the closer one is to reality. The more stupid one is, the clearer one is. Stupidity is brief and artless, while intelligence squirms and hides itself. Intelligence is unprincipled, but stupidity is honest and straightforward.
Fyodor DostoevskyTags: intelligence stupidity
Eroticize intelligence.
Douglas CouplandTags: intelligence
Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.
Zig ZiglarTags: intelligence success wealth
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
Albert EinsteinTags: wisdom intelligence open-mindedness adaptation flexibility
Intelligence, Kant reminds, is not so much a result of genius, rather it is a consequence of a determination to use it.
Michael R. LeGaultTags: inspirational intelligence work genius
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