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The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the c

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. – Simone Weil

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More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic. – Simone Weil

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The role of the intelligence – that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit. – Simone Weil

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The beautiful thing about my intelligence is that it doesnt really come in one specific department. So even if something hasnt happened to me, I have information on how to get you through whatever you may be going through. – Tyrese Gibson

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

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I think anybody with any intelligence sits down and sees Star Trek not a kids show. – Nichelle Nichols

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One of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasnt attacked us, its because he cant or because weve defeated him. – Michael Scheuer

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