Quotes on Intelligence
Here are a couple of intriguing quotations on intelligence that will get you thinking about the place of intelligence in our lives. If you know of a quotation that you think will fit here, do not hesitate to let us know.
We may have trouble defining intelligence but we recognize it when we see it.
Steven Pinker (1954 - )
One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.
William Feather (1908-1976)
Intelligence is characterized by a natural incomprehension of life.
Henri-Louis Bergson (1859 - 1941)
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940)
Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct from ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended.
A. N. Whitehead (1861 - 1947)
The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence.
Robert J. Shiller, Irrational Exuberance
Emile Zola was a poor student at his school at Aix. We are all so different largely because we all have different combinations of intelligences. If we recognize this, I think we will have at least a better chance of dealing appropriately with many problems that we face in the world.
Howard Gardner
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
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