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Intelligence

I cant tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring. – James Whistler

It is not worth an intelligent mans time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that. – G. H. Hardy

Ignorance is no excuse, its the real thing. – Irene Peter

When I see a dolphin, I know its just as smart as I am. – Don Van Vliet

I dont think the intelligence reports are all that hot. Some days I get more out of the New York Times. – John F. Kennedy

I dont even call it violence when its in self defense I call it intelligence. – Malcolm X

Humanity I love you because when youre hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink. – e. e. cummings

Immaturity is the incapacity to use ones intelligence without the guidance of another. – Immanuel Kant

If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of global war include almost a sentence for suicide, you would think that mans intelligence and his comprehension… would include also his ability to find a peaceful solution. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

I wont insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said. – William F. Buckley, Jr.

Ive always felt that a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic. – Abigail Adams

In these troubled, uncertain times, we dont need more command and control we need better means to engage everyones intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise. – Margaret J. Wheatley

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New Yorks World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying. – Marilyn vos Savant

Im every bourgeois nightmare – a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars. – Michael Caine

The Clinton White House today said they would start to give national security and intelligence briefings to George Bush. I dont know how well this is working out. Today after the first one Bush said, Ive got one question: What color is the red phone? – Bill Maher

The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that theres some intelligence behind the cartoons, and theres a lot of work thats gone into it, so it cant all be just a lie. – Damon Albarn

All the intelligence and talent in the world cant make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It cant be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver fox. It happens. – Willa Cather

Bill Gates wants people to think hes Edison, when hes really Rockefeller. Referring to Gates as the smartest man in America isnt right… wealth isnt the same thing as intelligence. – Larry Ellison

Im a big advocate of financial intelligence. – Daymond John

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyones commitment and intelligence. – Margaret J. Wheatley