I was an English major at the University of Minnesota, and I was very shy, which many people misinterpreted as intelligence. On the basis of that wrong impression, I became the editor of the campus literary magazine. Garrison Keillor basiscampuseditor share on social
We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth. Carl Jung intellectjudgementpart Change image and share on social
It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. George Bernard Shaw intelligentmarkmove Change image and share on social
Every true genius is bound to be naive. Friedrich Schiller bindgeniusnaive Change image and share on social
She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only recently begun to be seen in Europe and seem even now too great for its common intelligence. Sri Aurobindo begincommoneurope share on social
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. Simone Weil cellcondemnintelligence Change image and share on social
In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential. Gijs de Vries amountconfidentialityessential Change image and share on social
When our governments want to sell us a course of action, they do it by making sure it's the only thing on the agenda, the only thing everyone's talking about. And they pre-load the ensuing discussion with highly selected images, devious and prejudicial language, dubious linkages, weak or false 'intelligence' and selected 'leaks.' Brian Eno actionagendumdevious share on social
Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one. E. B. White crackfindgenius Change image and share on social
So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence. Bertrand Russell gospelintelligencepraise Change image and share on social