"It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them--the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas." ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli, IBD, 6/16/04
To repeat what others have said requires education, to challenge it requires brains. ~ Mary Pettibone Poole
Life's a lot easier when you're dumb. ~ Lisa Kudrow
The smartest groups, then, are made up of people with diverse perspectives who are able to stay independent of each other. ~ James Surowiecki, Wisdom of Crowds
We use 10% of our brains. Imagine how much we could accomplish if we used the other 60%. ~ Ellen Degeneres, Beginning
The brighter you are, the more you have to learn. ~ Don Herald
An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it. ~ Laurence J. Peter
And in knowing that you know nothing, that makes you the smartest of all. ~ Socrates