The measure of and self-congratulation for our own intelligence should have its basis in our moral behavior as well as our smarts.
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I have always accepted intelligence was an honorable profession. We are all mindful of the need to comply with our moral values and the law.
Intelligence is a moral category.
But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives.
Human beings exercise responsibilities within a social setting and a framework of obligations which transcend the principle of intelligence.
We should all feel confident in our intelligence. By the way, intelligence to me isn't just being book-smart or having a college degree; it's trusting your gut instincts, being intuitive, thinking outside the box, and sometimes just realizing that things need to change and being smart enough to change it.
A certain degree of intellectual humility is a good thing.
We regard intelligence as man's main characteristic and we know that there is no superiority which intelligence cannot confer on us, no inferiority for which it cannot compensate.
Action is the real measure of intelligence.
I don't think there's anything unique about human intelligence.
Human intelligence is a marvelous, subtle, and poorly understood phenomenon. There is no danger of duplicating it anytime soon.
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