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Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can fin

Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. – Raymond Chandler

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Ive found that there are only two kinds that are any good: slang that has established itself in the language, and slang that you make up yourself. Everything else is apt to be pass? before it gets into print. – Raymond Chandler

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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

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Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he is just using his memory. – Leonardo da Vinci

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The universe is an intelligence test. – Timothy Leary

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There is a lot of strength and intelligence in Hollywood. – Fay Wray

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