#intelligence

By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal. ↗

— George Tenet

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The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. We'll tell you, you don't have to drag it out of us. ↗

— George Tenet

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To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence; it is frequently the part of ignorance. ↗

— Paul Harris

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Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

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Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days. ↗

— George Tenet

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Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. ↗

— Groucho Marx

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Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New Salem, rendered him equally attractive to the fair sex of that village. ↗

— John George Nicolay

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Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence. ↗

— Thomas Szasz

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By the 2030s, the nonbiological portion of our intelligence will predominate. ↗

— Ray Kurzweil

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