#intelligence

Since the war, we're the only intelligent species left in the universe, therefore we think everything in this universe has to conform to our paradigm of what makes sense. Do you have any idea how arrogant that view is and on how little of this universe we base it? ↗

— Robert Buettner

#conformity #grand-picture #human-behavior #human-superiority #humankind

Life is precious. Infinitely so. Perhaps it takes a machine intelligence to appreciate that." ~"Understanding Space & Time ↗

— Alastair Reynolds

#intelligence

You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the immense majority, it is impossible for them to elect an intelligent government. ↗

— Guy de Maupassant

#elections #fools #government #intelligence #masses

THE FINAL TOUCH Portrait of nobody in particular Idiots are really one hundred per cent when they are also intelligent. ↗

— Piet Hein

#piet-hein #intelligence

Luna Sea’s music moves quickly but intelligibly, with a darkly frenetic, creative energy. ↗

— Josephine Yun

#music #rock #intelligence

Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom.” --The Tao Te Ching ↗

— The Tao Te Ching

#intelligence

When the future looks dark, do not panic, because future does not exist yet; by using your intelligence, you can always turn it to bright! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#intelligence

The mutual fund industry has been built, in a sense, on witchcraft. ↗

— John C. Bogle

#intelligence

The tall form of the young professor of mental science discussing on the landing a case of conscience with his class like a giraffe cropping high leafage among a herd of antelopes ↗

— James Joyce

#intelligence

We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet, ↗

— Stephen Hawking

#life #intelligence