#intelligence

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#ability #first-rate #function #hold #ideas

I need to add that my work on multiple intelligences received a huge boost in 1995 when Daniel Goleman published his book on emotional intelligence. I am often confused with Dan. Initially, though Dan and I are longtime friends, this confusion irritated me. ↗

— Howard Gardner

#am #book #boost #confused #confusion

Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. ↗

— Joseph Story

#because #betray #citizens #councils #created

Intelligent life on other planets? I'm not even sure there is on earth! ↗

— Albert Einstein

#intelligence #life-lessons #funny

The White House is giving George W. Bush intelligence briefings. You know, some of these jokes just write themselves. ↗

— David Letterman

#bush #george #george w #giving #house

When a decision is made to go to war based on intelligence, it is a fateful decision. It has ramifications and impacts way beyond the current months and years. ↗

— Carl Levin

#beyond #current #decision #go #impacts

I believe Business Objects is on the cusp of becoming a multi-billion-dollar sales company. There is tremendous growth potential for business intelligence. ↗

— Bernard Liautaud

#believe #business #company #cusp #growth

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

#bright #closer #everyone #genius #geniuses

The Clinton White House today said they would start to give national security and intelligence briefings to George Bush. I don't know how well this is working out. Today after the first one Bush said, 'I've got one question: What color is the red phone?' ↗

— Bill Maher

#briefings #bush #clinton #color #first

Well, I think there's a distinction between sexing-up the intelligence and sexing-up the presentation of the intelligence. ↗

— John Major

#distinction #i #i think #intelligence #presentation