3,849 Quotes About Intelligence

WHOLE WORLD IS A SCHOOL FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO LEARN.

There is nothing that makes humans intrinsically- morally or genetically- superior to animals.

Be kind! Go and burn the world with the fire of your love.

The most wise and evolved minds come from the most unlikely people and places.

Incredibly intelligent people always seem odd to those who are not as sharp.

What should I do—how should I act now, this very day . . . What she would resolve to do that day did not yet seem quite clear, but something that she could achieve stirred her as with an approaching murmur which would soon gather distinctness.

Some molecules - ammonia, carbon dioxide, water - show up everywhere in the universe, whether life is present or not. But others pop up especially in the presence of life itself. Among the biomarkers in Earth's atmosphere are ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons from aerosol sprays, vapor from mineral solvents, escaped coolants from refrigerators and air conditioners, and smog from the burning of fossil fuels. No other way to read that list: sure signs of the absence of intelligence.

There is nothing to be gained by pretending that academic involvement is necessary, or even always desirable, in the quest for truth and knowledge.

Intelligence is carnal, understanding is natural, but wisdom is divine.