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Intelligent Quotes (page 31)

[o]f course like every other man of intelligence and education I do believe in organic evolution. It surprises me that at this late date such questions should be raised. Woodrow Wilson
Extreme intelligence is accused of being as foolish as extreme lack of it; only moderation is good. The majority have laid this down and attack anyone who deviates from it towards any extreme whatever. I am not going to be awkward, I readily consent to being put in the middle and refuse to be at the bottom end, not because it is the bottom but because it is the end, for I should refuse just as much to be put at the top. It is deserting humanity to desert the middle way. The greatness of... Blaise Pascal
George Orwell quote: "Stupidity was as necessary as intelligence, and as difficult..."
Stupidity was as necessary as intelligence, and as difficult to attain. George Orwell
Meg Cabot quote: "Looks fade,' Mom would go on. 'But intelligence lasts forever."
Looks fade,' Mom would go on. 'But intelligence lasts forever. Meg Cabot
Lao Tzu quote: "When men lost their understanding of the Tao, intelligence..."
When men lost their understanding of the Tao, intelligence came along, bringing hypocrisy with it. Lao Tzu
Avoid fancy words....If you admire fancy words, if every sky is beauteous, every blonde curvaceous, every intelligent child prodigious, if you are tickled by discombobulate, you will have bad time Reminder 14. William Strunk, Jr.
Milan Kundera quote: "On the surface, an intelligible lie; underneath, the..."
On the surface, an intelligible lie; underneath, the unintelligible truth. Milan Kundera
Beauty is power and elegance, right action, form fitting function, intelligence, and reasonability. And very often expressed in curves. Kim Stanley Robinson
Mark Twain quote: "A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be..."
A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime. Mark Twain
I'm more of a warrior than you'll ever be. I believe in the class war. I believe in the battle of the sexes. I believe in my tribe. I believe in the righteous, intelligent clued-up section of the working classes against the brain-dead moronic masses as well as the mediocre, soulless bourgeoisie. Irvine Welsh
William Colby quote: "The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any..."
The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media. William Colby
Gary L. Francione quote: "People need to be educated so that they can make intelligent..."
People need to be educated so that they can make intelligent moral choices Gary L. Francione
You know the difference between right and wrong,' he repeated finally. 'Man, why did you need Initiation—by the Golden Dawn, or by anybody else? You are a genius, a sage, a giant among men. You have solved the problem which philosophers have been debating since antiquity—the mystery about which no two nations or tribes have ever agreed, and no two men or women have ever agreed, and no intelligent person has ever agreed totally with himself from one day to the next. You know the difference... Robert Anton Wilson
It is not in becoming a whore that a woman becomes an outlaw in this man's world; it is in the possession of herself, the ownership and effective control of her own body, her seperateness and distinctness, the integrity of her body as hers, not his. Prostitution may be against the written law, but no prostitute has defied the prerogatives or power of men as a class through prostitution. No prostitute provides any model for freedom or action in a world of freedom that can be used with... Andrea Dworkin
None of this excuses anyone from mastering the basic ideas and terminology of economics. The intelligent layman must expect also to encounter good economists who are difficult writers even though some of the best have been very good writers. He should know, moreover, that at least for a few great men ambiguity of expression has been a positive asset. But with these exceptions he may safely conclude that what is wholly mysterious in economics is not likely to be important. John Kenneth Galbraith

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