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Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. ↗

— Stephen Hawking

#ability #adapt #change

The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush as director of Central Intelligence, assuming that that got rid of a potential competitor for the presidency. ↗

— Bobby Ray Inman

#assuming #bush #central #chief #competitor

You want to keep intelligence separate from policy. ↗

— Bobby Ray Inman

#keep #policy #separate #want #you

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. ↗

— A. A. Milne

#always #believe #braver #me #promise

If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#children #fairy-tales #intelligence

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it-or my observation of it-is temporary? ↗

— John Green

#tfios #the-fault-in-our-stars #intelligence

He who stands for nothing will fall for anything. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

#conviction #ignorance #intelligence #stand #strength

It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#learning #wisdom #intelligence


Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. An intelligent, sensitive person is the exception, the very great exception. If you expect to find people who will understand you, you will grow murderous with disappointment. The best you'll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way. ↗

— Janet Fitch

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