Thinkers Thoughts on Thinking
Thinkers Thoughts on Thinking The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. Albert Einstein Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. Calvin from "Calvin and Hobbes" (Bill Watterson) Belief is the death of intelligence. Robert Anton Wilson The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. F. Scott Fitzgerald Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. Albert Einstein My mother used to say to me, ... "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh, so smart, or oh, so pleasant." For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me. Elwood P. Dowd in the play "Harvey" by Mary Chase (1907-1981) Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligenc...