“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
— Niccolo Machiavelli
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
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In our society those who are in
“In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.”
— Marya Mannes
Author: Marya Mannes
Category: intelligence
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I found that our Soviet espionage efforts
“I found that our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.”
— Aldrich Ames
Author: Aldrich Ames
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When a decision is made to go
“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
Author: Carl Levin
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One of the indictments of civilizations is
“One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.”
— William Feather
Author: William Feather
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An intelligence test sometimes shows a man
“An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it.”
— Laurence J. Peter
Author: Laurence J. Peter
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Ah! yes, I know: those who see
“Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it.”
— Jean-Paul Sartre
Author: Jean-Paul Sartre
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Within thirty years, we will have the
“Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence.”
— Vernor Vinge
Author: Vernor Vinge
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The standard rumor at the time was
“The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush as director of Central Intelligence, assuming that that got rid of a potential competitor for the presidency.”
— Bobby Ray Inman
Author: Bobby Ray Inman
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While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy,
“While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the appropriate elected representatives of the American people.”
— John O. Brennan
Author: John O. Brennan
Category: intelligence
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We worked to develop our own operations
“We worked to develop our own operations to advance U.S. counterterrorism objectives by penetrating terrorist safe havens and collecting intelligence that would inform policy and enable our own operations.”
— Cofer Black
Author: Cofer Black
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