Intelligence Quotes

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

These little grey cells. It is up to them.

One thought fills immensity.

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth.

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.

When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.

The higher the voice the smaller the intellect.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.

We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth.

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.

A person must have a certain amount of intelligent ignorance to get anywhere.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.