Word games are very easy for me.
Women have a greater verbal capacity.
It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient judgment to keep silent.
A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence.
Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature.
Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.
It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well nor enough sense to hold their tongues; this is the root of all impertinence.
Take rather than give the tone to the company you are in. If you have parts you will show them more or less upon every subject; and if you have not, you had better talk sillily upon a subject of other people's than of your own choosing.
Expressive speech, with modulation in pitch and volume, and a minimum of noticeable pauses, boosts credibility and enhances the impression of intelligence.
The way you speak should not determine your intelligence. I should be able to say 'lit,' and you still know I'm intelligent. I should be able to say 'turn up,' and that doesn't take away from my intelligence. I wanted to break down that stereotype a little bit.
I was raised to think cursing makes you look unintelligent.
I made a 1,600 minus 800 minus 200 on the SAT, so I'm very intelligent when I speak.
I guess high verbal skills are highest in my list of necessary qualifications for a man - for anyone actually. I like to talk. And I don't necessarily move far, but I move fast.
He's only silent because he's too thick to string two words together.
Your looks are laughable, unphotographable, yet you're my favorite work of art. Is your figure less than Greek, is your mouth a little weak? When you open it to speak, are you smart?
Intelligence tests are biased toward the literate.
