“They are as smart as they are ruthless. That s why they ve been around for all five years.”
“Your brother is a sensitive person. Aesthetically, ethically, and intellectually he is in fact hypersensitive. As a result, it would seem that he was born only to torture himself. He has none of that saving dullness of intelligence which sees little difference between A and B. To him it must be either A or B. And if it is to be A, its shape, degree, and shade of color must precisely match his own conception of it; otherwise he will not accept it. Your brother, being sensitive, is all his life walking on a line he has chosen—a line as precarious as a tight rope. At the same time he impatiently demands that others also tread an equally precarious rope, without missing their footing. It would be a mistake, though, to think that this stems from selfishness. Imagine a world which could react exactly the way your brother expects; that world would undoubtedly be far more advanced than the world as it is now. Consequently, he detests the world which is—aesthetically, intellectually, and ethically—not as advanced as he is himself. That s why it s different from mere selfishness, I think.”
“La bêtise est infiniment plus fascinante que l intelligence, infiniment plus profonde. L intelligence a des limites, la bêtise n en a pas!”
“Wisdom is the intelligent use of our knowledge, whereas sensibility is an intelligent use of our judgment.”
“Los prodigios aprenden, pero los genios hacen.”
“Q. You do not consider your statement a disloyal one? A. No, sir. Scientific truth is beyond loyalty and disloyalty. Q. Can you prove that this mathematics is valid? A. Only to another mathematician. Q. Your claim then is that your truth is of so esoteric a nature that it is beyond the understanding of a plain man. It seems to me that truth should be clearer than that, less mysterious, more open to the mind. A. It presents no difficulties to some minds. The physics of energy transfer, which we know as thermodynamics, has been clear and true through all the history of man since the mythical ages, yet there may be people present who would find it impossible to design a power engine. People of high intelligence, too.”
“Mixing old wine with new wine is stupidity, but mixing old wisdom with new wisdom is maturity.”
“There is nothing to be gained by pretending that academic involvement is necessary, or even always desirable, in the quest for truth and knowledge.”
“... inteligența lui nu era destul de mare pentru a ajunge pînă la Artă, nici destul de burgheză pentru a viza numai profitul, în așa chip încît, fără să mulțumească pe nimeni, se ruina./ ...son intelligence n’était pas assez haute pour atteindre jusqu’à l’Art, ni assez bourgeoise non plus pour viser exclusivement au profit, si bien que, sans contenter personne, il se ruinait. (©BeQ)”
“If we were to plot the distance between where you are RIGHT NOW and the nearest good idea, it would describe a line too big to fit inside the universe.”
“Grades don t measure Intelligence, Age doesn t define Maturity”
“...I say to you, without pleasure, that this son of ours will be a great man, because -- well -- because he is not very intelligent. He can see only one desire at a time. I said he tested his dreams; he will murder every dream with the implacable arrows of his will. This boy will win to every goal of his aiming; for he can realize no thought, no reason, but his own. And I am sorry for his coming greatness...”
“If you want to foresee the behavior of someone, their personality is a better predictor than their intelligence.”
“Creativity is a high level of thinking and intelligence.”
“The brain isn t very much like a computer, although it doesn t do a bad job, considering that it s built by unskilled labor and programmed more by pure chance than anything else.”
“WHOLE WORLD IS A SCHOOL FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO LEARN.”
“It is not that men become too intelligent for God, says the Apologist, but rather they become too arrogant for intelligence.”