Quotes about Intelligence

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

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 man's intelligence and his comprehension... would include also his ability to find a peaceful solution.

God is clever, but not dishonest.

Speak wisdom to a fool and he'll think you have no sense at all

It occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race, so profound as the difference between the sick and the well.

I hate dainty minds,' answered Marjorie. 'But a girl has to be dainty in person. If she looks like a million dollars she can talk about Russia, ping-pong, or the League of Nations and get away with it.

I'm merely trying to give you the sort of argument that would appeal to your intelligence.

What a feeble thing intelligence is, with its short steps, its waverings, its pacings back and forth, its disastrous retreats! Intelligence is a mere instrument of circumstances. There are people who say that intelligence must have built the universe - why, intelligence never built a steam-engine! Circumstances built a steam-engine. Intelligence is little more than a short foot-rule by which we measure the infinite achievements of Circumstances.

You are mysterious. I love you. You're beautiful, intelligent, and virtuous, and that's the rarest known combination.

hat a feeble thing intelligence is, with its short steps, its waverings, its pacings back and forth, its disastrous retreats! Intelligence is a mere instrument of circumstances. There are people who say that intelligence must have built the universe—why, intelligence never built a steam engine! Circumstances built a steam engine. Intelligence is little more than a short foot-rule by which we measure the infinite achievements of Circumstances.

Intelligence is little more than a short foot-rule by which we measure the infinite achievements of Circumstances.

there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race