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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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Nothing is less instructive than a machine. – Simone Weil

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Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. – Simone Weil

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The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at. – Simone Weil

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So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence. – Bertrand Russell

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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

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We worked to develop our own operations to advance U.S. counterterrorism objectives by penetrating terrorist safe havens and collecting intelligence that would inform policy and enable our own operations. – Cofer Black

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And I argued with that intelligence estimate and I think it is a responsibility of policymakers to use their best judgment on the basis of the intelligence theyve received. – Frank Carlucci

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Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of the film. – Roger Ebert

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Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. – Benjamin Disraeli

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I failed to make the chess team because of my height. – Woody Allen

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