Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. Ludwig Wittgenstein battlebewitchmentintelligence Change image and share on social
If a brain is exercised properly, anyone can grow intelligence, at any age, and potentially by a lot. Or you can just let your brain idle - and watch it slowly, inexorably, go to seed like a sedentary body. Michael Merzenich agebodybrain share on social
Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement. Barack Obama actioncollaborativecooperation share on social
Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it. Jean-Paul Sartre intelligentrarelytrust Change image and share on social
The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare. Daniel Hannan arrivebiblebritish share on social
The plan we developed to deal with al Qaeda depended on developing sources of human and technical intelligence that could give us insights into his plans at the tactical level. This is easy to say but hard to accomplish. Cofer Black accomplishdealdepend share on social
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good. Bertolt Brecht goodintelligencemake Change image and share on social
In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it was, after all, the center for interrogations for Iraq. Janis Karpinski abucentercommand Change image and share on social
Legislation passed in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 enhanced our intelligence capabilities and strengthened our national defense, but until now our nation's immigration policies have not adapted to the needs of a post-September 11th world. Chris Chocola 11thadaptaftermath share on social
