Intelligence Quotes

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Small: A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
Small: Common sense is not so common
Voltaire
"Common sense is not so common"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled
Plutarch
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled"
Plutarch, Philosopher
Small: Genius aint anything more than elegant common sense
Josh Billings
"Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense"
Josh Billings, Comedian
Small: All intelligent thoughts have already been thought what is necessary is only to try to think them again
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
Small: Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant
Victor Hugo
"Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant"
Victor Hugo, Author
Small: The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination
Albert Einstein
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself
Albert Camus
"An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
Small: There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder
Ronald Reagan
"There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder"
Ronald Reagan, President
Small: Every true genius is bound to be naive
Friedrich Schiller
"Every true genius is bound to be naive"
Friedrich Schiller, Dramatist
Small: Ignorance is no excuse, its the real thing
"Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing"
Irene Peter, Writer
Small: Im not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
Small: Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently
Henry Ford
"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently"
Henry Ford, Businessman
Small: Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one
E. B. White
"Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one"
E. B. White, Writer
Small: Intelligence is really a kind of taste: taste in ideas
Susan Sontag
"Intelligence is really a kind of taste: taste in ideas"
Susan Sontag, Author
Small: Action is the real measure of intelligence
Napoleon Hill
"Action is the real measure of intelligence"
Napoleon Hill, Writer
Small: Belief is the death of intelligence
"Belief is the death of intelligence"
Robert Anton Wilson, Writer
Small: If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in
"If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?"
Scott Adams, Cartoonist
Small: Intelligence is not a science
"Intelligence is not a science"
Frank Carlucci, Politician
Small: Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together
"Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together"
Georg C. Lichtenberg, Scientist
Small: A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. Its the same qualities I require fro
"A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man"
Catherine Deneuve, Actress
Small: I cant tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring
"I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring"
James Whistler, Artist
Small: The higher the voice the smaller the intellect
"The higher the voice the smaller the intellect"
Ernest Newman, Critic
Small: Intellectuals are too sentimental for me
"Intellectuals are too sentimental for me"
Margaret Anderson, Editor
Small: Always be smarter than the people who hire you
"Always be smarter than the people who hire you"
Lena Horne, Actress
Small: Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years
"Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years"
Gracie Allen, Comedian
Small: Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart
"Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart"
Alan Alda, Actor
Small: Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers
Janis Joplin
"Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers"
Janis Joplin, Musician
Small: Im not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know Im not dumb... and I also know that Im not blonde
Dolly Parton
"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde"
Dolly Parton, Musician
Small: I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow
"I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow"
Woodrow Wilson