Subject: Intelligence (Page 17)

All the good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.

(1892 – 1942) American painter

What some people lack in intelligence, they more than make up for stupidity.

The next best thing to being clever is being able to quote someone who is.

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The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working when you get up in the morning, and doesn't stop until you get into office.

(1874 – 1963) American poet

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

(1876 – 1944) American author, humorist & columnist

A good idea is one that hits the other fellow with a bolt of envy.

Remember that not all the faculty have all their faculties.

When arguing with a stupid person, be sure he isn’t doing the same thing.

His mind is so open that the wind whistles through it.

(1918 – 2001) American sportswriter, commentator & actor

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

(1908 – 1976) publisher & author

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe; I dispute that… I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.

(1940 – 1993) composer, guitarist, record producer & film director

The best time to give advice to your children is while they’re still young enough to believe you know what you’re talking about.

A stale mind is the devil’s breadbox.

(1962 – ) American English professor & writer under pen name Eloisa James

Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

Beauty times brains equals a constant.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & businessman

When the Iraq war started … little did George Bush know.

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

April 1: The day we are reminded of what we are the other 364.

A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist