Subject: Intelligence (Page 22)

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.

(1890 – 1957) author & journalist

Some people hear voices; some see invisible people; others have no imagination whatsoever.

We all are born mad; some remain so.

(1906 –1989) Irish novelist, playwright, theatre director & poet

Only a man who has loved a woman of genius can appreciate what happiness there is in loving a fool.

(1754 – 1838) French prime minister & diplomat

I have always had a bad memory, as far back as I can remember.


You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.

(1894 – 1961) author, cartoonist & humorist

If you’re too open-minded; your brains will fall out.

(1919 – ) American poet, painter & liberal activist

Laziness is the mother of nine inventions out of ten.

He couldn’t grow pole beans in a pile of horse shit.

Now there's a man with an open mind – you can feel the breeze from here!

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

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

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

You can always tell when a man’s well-informed… his views are pretty much like yours.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

He don't know shit from peach butter.

The bulk of mankind is as well equipped for flying as thinking.

(1667 – 1745) Irish satirist & essayist

There’s no system foolproof enough to defeat a sufficiently great fool.

(1908 – 2003) Hungarian-American nuclear physicist

Confucius perspired out more knowledge than the U.S. Senate has vocalized out in the last 50 years.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

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

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

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

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian