The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.
Undernourished, intelligence becomes like the bloated belly of a starving child: swollen, filled with nothing the body can use.
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
People have taught me not to look for intelligence in rockmusic.
The measure of and self-congratulation for our own intelligence should have its basis in our moral behavior as well as our smarts.
Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.
Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.
Among many other things, a smartphone functions as a handheld digital sensor for the physical world. In other words, we don't necessarily need our real world things to be directly connected, when the Web interface in our mobile devices provides the n...
The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it.
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
I consider myself a spiritual atheist. I certainly believe there are forces bigger than ourselves, and that we should be searching, individually, for meaning in our lives. But I don't believe there's a supreme being, an intelligence that created ever...
Physics is a hobby of mine, as much as a person of limited intelligence can understand physics.
I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable n...
People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head.
I take four planes a week, honestly. You know, I am for intelligence screening.
The prompt assimilation of that intelligence will be essential if we are to avoid another September 11th.
But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we had better find out and find out fast if we are to avoid another Sept. 11.
I do feel more towards certain characters who have depth and intelligence.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
