“Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, Ralph Waldo Emerson
Category: intelligence
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment
“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, Ludwig Wittgenstein
Our government is founded upon the intelligence
“Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result.”
— Andrew Jackson
Author: Andrew Jackson
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, Andrew Jackson
We are in this business, whether it
“We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.”
— John O. Brennan
Author: John O. Brennan
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, John O. Brennan
I began even as a boy to
“I began even as a boy to realize how wide the world can be for a man of free intelligence.”
— George Woodcock
Author: George Woodcock
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, George Woodcock
There are some ideas so wrong that
“There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.”
— George Orwell
Author: George Orwell
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, George Orwell
Making use of human weaknesses in intelligence
“Making use of human weaknesses in intelligence work is a logical matter. It keeps coming up, and of course you try to look at all the aspects that interest you in a human being.”
— Markus Wolf
Author: Markus Wolf
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, Markus Wolf
Nature shows that with the growth of
“Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.”
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Author: Arthur Schopenhauer
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, Arthur Schopenhauer
Prediction is not just one of the
“Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence.”
— Jeff Hawkins
Author: Jeff Hawkins
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, Jeff Hawkins
Man is an intelligence in servitude to
“Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.”
— Aldous Huxley
Author: Aldous Huxley
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, Aldous Huxley
The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and
“The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence.”
— Bill Nelson
Author: Bill Nelson
Category: intelligence
Tags: intelligence, Bill Nelson