Bertrand Russell Quotes

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. So intelligence is a hard thing to evaluate and it manifests itself in so many different ways. I do think the ability to know how to live a life and not be miserable is a sign of that.

I got good grades in school, but I'm not sure if I'm smart or if it just means I can study. I've never taken one of those IQ tests, and I don't want to. It's so pointless. As long as you enjoy life and have fun and you're healthy and happy, that's what matters.

A true barometer of intelligence is an effective, happy life lived each day and each present moment of the day.

Better to be happy than wise.

You have to be fulfilled in order for everyone else to be fulfilled. I'm a way happier, more pleasant person to be around when I take time for myself.

I wanted to be a complete person and realised that the well-being of mental health is extremely important in achieving that.

Working with intelligent people is easy, but we should be careful with geniuses.

I like guys who can use strategy, not just tough guys.

The dumber people are, the more they feel the need for a broad set of shoulders they can lay their head against.

A second-class mind dealing with third-class material is hardly a necessity of life.

Some people are amazed at my brain, but really it's nothing.

Ability to type on a computer terminal is no guarantee of sanity, intelligence, or common sense.

Genuine happiness and compassion go hand in hand.

Few things are needed to make a wise man happy; nothing can make a fool content; that is why most men are miserable.

All living beings have experience of pleasure and pain, and we are among them. What makes human beings different is that we have a powerful intelligence and a much greater ability to achieve happiness and avoid suffering. Real happiness and friendship come not from money or even knowledge, but from warm-heartednes s. Once we recognize this we will be more inclined to cultivate it.

Get smart and nothing can touch you.

A cheerful, intelligent face is the end of culture.

Cheerfulness is a policy; happiness is a talent.

The sanest thing in this world is love.

Question is, are you bozos smart enough to feel stupid?

This is the most exciting part of being human. It is using our brains in the highest way. Otherwise we are just healthy animals

Idiots are very very clear - clear in the sense that they do not have the intelligence to feel confusion. To feel confusion needs great intelligence. Only the intelligent ones feel confusion; otherwise the mediocres go on moving in life, smiling, laughing, accumulating money, struggling for more power and fame. If you see them you will feel a little jealous; they look so confident, they even look happy.

Intelligence is a harder gift. For this you must work, you must practice it, challenge it, and maybe toward the end of your life you will master it. Cleverness is the shadow, whereas intelligence is the substance. -Doc

Brains first and then Hard Work.