Quotes about Intelligence

“When I went on to write my next book, Working With Emotional Intelligence, I wanted to make a business case that the best performers were those people strong in these skills.”

“Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.”

“An organization's intelligence is distributed to the point of being ubiquitous.”

“If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence.”

“Wit is educated insolence.”

“The universe is an intelligence test.”

“Genius is talent set on fire by courage.”

“Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.”

“When you talk to a human in 2035, you'll be talking to someone that's a combination of biological and non-biological intelligence.”

“In my experience as CEO, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence.”

“The thing to keep in mind is that we're still in the very early days when it comes to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Saying there's a silence is a bit like if Columbus, looking to discover a new continent, only sailed 10 miles off the coast of Spain before turning back to say, 'Nothing out there!'”

“We will have to continue to improve our human intelligence system-something that was, unfortunately, lacking in the years which led up to September 11. This is going to be a continuing process of change.”

“So there is a foreign intelligence purpose for every one of our FISA warrants.”

“The use of encrypted communication and data storage to shield terrorist coordination from intelligence and law-enforcement authorities is known as 'going dark.'”

“I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.”

“Music is an art that expresses the inexpressible. It rises far above what words can mean or the intelligence define. Its domain is the imponderable and impalpable land of the unconscious.”

“I do have concerns about the current efforts to restructure our nation's intelligence community.”

“They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart.”

“I take four planes a week, honestly. You know, I am for intelligence screening.”

“Our intentions may be very good, but, because the intelligence is limited, the action may turn out to be a mistake - a mistake, but not necessarily a sin, for sin comes out of a wrong intention.”

“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.”