Intelligence quotes

Welcome to our collection of insightful quotes on Intelligence. Intelligence is a captivating subject that has intrigued philosophers, scientists, and thinkers throughout history. Whether you are seeking wisdom, inspiration, or simply a new perspective, these quotes are sure to stimulate your mind and expand your understanding of what it means to be intelligent.

Intelligence encompasses a range of abilities, including logical reasoning, problem-solving, creativity, and adaptability. It goes beyond mere knowledge and reflects the capacity to learn, comprehend, and apply information effectively. Our selection of quotes embraces this multidimensionality, offering perspectives from renowned intellectuals, inventors, artists, and leaders.

Intelligence is not limited to academic success or IQ scores; it is a quality that can be manifested in various aspects of life. These quotes explore the profound connections between intelligence and other qualities such as curiosity, imagination, and emotional intelligence. They remind us that true intelligence involves not only the accumulation of facts but also the ability to question, think critically, and navigate the complexities of the world with wisdom.

We invite you to delve into the quotes on this page and let the words of great minds inspire you to embrace the power of intelligence in all its forms. Discover fresh insights, challenge your perspectives, and embark on a journey of intellectual exploration and self-discovery.

Kathryn Stockett
Kathryn Stockett
Novelist
She dumb.” I sigh. “But she ain’t stupid.
Her problem wasn't she was a dumb blonde, it was she wasn't a blonde and she wasn't dumb.
Doubt is one of the names of intelligence.
Glenn Reynolds
Glenn Reynolds
Law professor
What's wrong with "the new elite?" Forget cultural insularity or smugness. The main problem with the "new elite" is that they're not an elite at all. That is, they aren't particularly smart, or competent.
E. B. White
E. B. White
Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved Classics
No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.
Paul Halmos
Paul Halmos
Influential Mathematician & Educator
A clever graduate student could teach Fourier something new, but surely no one claims that he could teach Archimedes to reason better.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel Heroes
When I was a kid, I loved reading Sherlock Holmes. Now, you don't think of him as a superhero, but he was so damn much smarter than anybody else.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
American psychologist and author
Intelligence is the ultimate aphrodisiac
Aisha Tyler
Aisha Tyler
American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host
I love it when I come across a word I don't know. And I would never treat my audience like they weren't smart enough to come along with me.
Jimmy Dore
Jimmy Dore
American comedian, political commentator, and YouTube personality
I am not the sharpest knife in the knife-thing
Chris Algieri
Chris Algieri
American professional boxer and former kickboxer
I feel like I fight an aggressive style - smart / aggressive.
Eli Roth
Eli Roth
American film director, producer, and actor
Quentin Tarantino faced the same backlash when his films came out until eventually people felt they were actually much smarter.
AJ Bowen
AJ Bowen
American actor and producer. (The Signal, 2007, The House of the Devil, 2009)
I'm an incredibly intelligent, insightful human being.
To think, analyze and invent, he [Pierre Menard] also wrote me, “are not anomalous acts, but the normal respiration of the intelligence. To glorify the occasional fulfillment of this function, to treasure ancient thoughts of others, to remember with incredulous amazement that the doctor universal is thought, is to confess our languor or barbarism. Every man should be capable of all ideas, and I believe that in the future he will be." (Jorge Luis Borges, "Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote, 1939)
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
American psychologist and author
LSD, wisely used by professionals, could reprogram enough nervous systems to accelerate consciousness and intelligence before we laid ourselves and our planet waste."To use your head you have to go out of your mind" "You are a God, act like one"
Poetry springs from something deeper; it's beyond intelligence.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
American psychologist and author
The universe is an intelligence test.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
American psychologist and author
At every level there are eight stages of intelligence. You have to turn your brain on to the circuits that are used at that level of intelligence. And there are ways to change the human brain to different stages. The things that change your brain are called 'drugs'.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
American psychologist and author
Higher has always been the trajectory of intelligent evolution.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
American psychologist and author
We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go.
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
American psychologist and author
I think that marijuana makes you stupid but sensual. I've watched many of my friends and loved ones become more erotic and dumber - just going around with a glazed expression on their faces from their last orgasms to the next - and found them really quite boring.