All the teaching I had ever received had failed to make me apply such intelligence as I was possessed of, directly and vividly: there had never been any sunshine, as regards language, in the earlier grey days of learning, for the sky had always pelted with gerunds and optatives. E. F. Benson applydaydirectly share on social
Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven. Edward de Bono averagecardrive Change image and share on social
Anything that could give rise to smarter-than-human intelligence - in the form of Artificial Intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, or neuroscience-based human intelligence enhancement - wins hands down beyond contest as doing the most to change the world. Nothing else is even in the same league. Eliezer Yudkowsky artificialbasebrain share on social
The close Turkish-Israeli relations go back to the late 1950s - military intelligence, commercial, more recently, tourism and cultural relations. Noam Chomsky 1950sbackclose Change image and share on social
I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence. Malcolm X calldefenseintelligence Change image and share on social
We are constantly protecting the male ego, and it's a disservice to men. If a man has any sensitivity or intelligence, he wants to get the straight scoop from his girlfriend. Betty Dodson constantlydisserviceego Change image and share on social
How can faceless bureaucrats in an intelligence agency deny brave soldiers a chance to tell the truth? Curt Weldon agencybravebureaucrat Change image and share on social
That U.N. Security Council resolution requires getting Syrian troops and intelligence officials out of Lebanon so that the Lebanese can have elections here this spring that are free and fair and free of outside influence. Stephen Hadley councilelectionfair share on social
God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible. James Clavell giftgodintelligence Change image and share on social
One of the things we found out as we filmed with people who dealt with chimps, and with all animals, and it's really incredible, is their levels of intelligence that we don't recognize right away. D. A. Pennebaker animalchimpdeal Change image and share on social