Intelligence

"He [F. Scott Fitzgerald] had learned to theorize, to think, although he was always less interested in the dissection of his reading than in the enjoyment he received. (About F. Scott Fitzgerald)"

"Grades and Marks do not reflect the intelligence of individuals. Intelligence differs person to person and cannot be measure at the same scale."

"Most of the world’s problems are caused by people who made education compulsory, but personal development optional. Because of them, we have many intelligent people who lack good characters."

"He had been educated in no habits of application and concentration. The system which had addressed him in exactly the same manner as it had addressed hundreds of other boys, all varying in character and capacity, had enabled him to dash through his tasks, always with fair credit and often with distinction, but in a fitful, dazzling way that had confirmed his reliance on those very qualities in himself which it had been most desirable to direct and train. They were good qualities, without which no high place can be meritoriously won, but like fire and water, though excellent servants, they were very bad masters. If they had been under Richard’s direction, they would have been his friends; but Richard being under their direction, they became his enemies."

"In the conditions of modern life the rule is absolute, the race which does not value trained intelligence is doomed."

"Mental acuity of any kind comes from solving problems yourself, not from being told how to solve them."

"I want my children to understand the world, but not just because the world is fascinating and the human mind is curious. I want them to understand it so that they will be positioned to make it a better place"

"Have faith that your child's brain is an evolving planet that rotates at its own speed. It will naturally be attracted to or repel certain subjects. Be patient. Just as there are ugly ducklings that turn into beautiful swans, there are rebellious kids and slow learners that turn into serious innovators and hardcore intellectuals."

"Intelligence and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn."

"Our children are only as brilliant as we allow them to be."

"I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady."Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always rewards for those who state the obvious frequently and with conviction."

"Why do I do anything' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream."

"A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool."

"My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelli"

"A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special."

"Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation."

"If you know, you are smart then never try to negotiate your intelligence for the inept."

"Diligence without intelligence is tragedy, not success."

"Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs."

"The base is as strong as the foundation, the tree's trunk as sturdy as the depth it took root. And when we witness this the questions of past introspection could also be: When did certain reinforcements of that foundation get established?And why were there cracks to begin with?...that could take you so far back depending on the person, for that matter, any intelligent life-form, to make you ask:How could I compassionately hold anyone so against what I know I possibly once did myself?"