I tell you I can't read a book, but I can read de people.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge boxes. The young ones carry pistols and cartridges; the old ones, grub.
You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!
Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined Often in a wooden house a golden room we find.
It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own.
Watch out for intellect,because it knows so much it knows nothingand leaves you hanging upside down,mouthing knowledge as your heartfalls out of your mouth.
But I'm going to try to tell the truth. Except for the parts I'm leavÂing out, because there's still stuff I'm just not going to tell you. Get used to it.
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habits; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of the well-tried wisdom of the ages. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid ... Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.
Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. They'll tell you.
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.
The intelligence of the creature known as a crowd, is the square root of the number of people in it.
Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on one's share in the world's work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done.
As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.
Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn
Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.
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