Subject: Intelligence (Page 7)

Enough research will tend to support your theory.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

(1911 – 1978) U.S. vice president & politician

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House – with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

(1917 – 1963) 35th U.S. president

Man consists of two parts, his mind and his body, only the body has more fun.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter

When one guy sees an invisible man he’s a nut case; ten people see him it’s a cult; ten million people see him it’s a respected religion.

(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor

Brain: An apparatus with which we think we think.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Sometimes a majority simply means that all the fools are on the same side.

(1925 – ) writer

Sam, if brains were money you’d have to take out a loan for a cup of coffee.

(1949 – ) American actress

Finally, a guy who says what people who aren’t thinking are thinking.

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian

Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.

(1797 – 1856) German critic & poet

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of the power to use them.

(1819 – 1875) English priest, university professor, historian & novelist

When someone you greatly admire and respect appears to be thinking deep thoughts, they are probably thinking about lunch.

A little learning is a dangerous thing but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.

(1947 – ) radio broadcaster & host

 Who do you think was smarter, Jesus or Buddha? … I mean, just in terms of not letting themselves get crucified.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty year old. I know I have the brain of a fifteen year old. If you've got both, you can play baseball.

American baseball player

Great spirits often meet violent opposition with mediocre minds.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

Ideas endure and prosper in inverse proportion to their soundness and validity.

Wisdom: Knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.

A good storyteller is a person with a good memory and hopes other people haven't.

(1876 – 1944) American author, humorist & columnist

Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with it's just compounding the felony.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist