I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence. – George Bernard Shaw
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism. – Albert Camus
Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. – Groucho Marx
I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that exists – proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision. – Thomas A. Edison
Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement. – Barack Obama
Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he is just using his memory. – Leonardo da Vinci
Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision. – Aldous Huxley
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines. – Bertrand Russell
Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul? – John Keats
We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers. – Mitt Romney
Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence. – Victor Hugo
So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence. – Bertrand Russell
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation. – James Allen
It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. – Stephen Hawking
In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not working the way that it should. – Hillary Clinton
Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders. – Sloan Wilson
Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people come from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness. – Marcel Proust
Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point. – Arthur Schopenhauer
People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel. – Andre Maurois
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence. – John Calvin
