Mental Acuity Quotes

There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

I'm not known for my intellectual range and tricks have been played on me.

A second-class intellect—but a first-class temperament!

Intellect is invisible to the man who has none.

I haven't ever gone to any Mensa meetings.

I recited Pi to 22,514 decimal points in five hours and nine minutes. I was able to do this because of weeks of study, aided by the unusual synaesthesic way my mind perceives numbers as complex multidimensional coloured and textured shapes.

The empires of the future are empires of mind.

I think the average Jew is probably sharper intellectually than the average gentile, because for years and years he's had to live by his wits. Consequently, there has evolved a race of Jews who are more agile mentally than the rest of us.

I never said I was a genius.

Brains, you know, are suspect in the Republican Party.

Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough.

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

A man hears only what he understands.

The great mind knows the power of gentleness.

I always prided myself on trying to break the stigma of the 'dumb jock.'

I forgot more than you'll ever know.

I knew that the most important thing a man has is in his head, and from a young age, I often studied the head structure of each person, hoping to crack his codes. I considered a high forehead a gift from God.

I was smart, to tell you the truth. I'm not really bright, but I'm not stupid.

Human power is to be reckoned less by physical vigor than by mental strength.

One thing that I do find really sexy is a girl who's good at crossword puzzles.

My only weapon is the question.

I have an excellent memory, a most excellent memory.

Usually, the loudest in the room is the weakes. The quietest man in the room, who is being very observant, is the smartest and the strongest.

I really admire a woman for her intelligence, her personality. Beauty is not enough.