Newt Gingrich has a restless and outsized intelligence that is tragically unleavened by any kind of critical sensibility. less than 1 minute read
The intelligence of few perceives what has been carefully hidden in the recesses of the mind. less than 1 minute read
The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there’s some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there’s a lot of work that’s gone into it, so it can’t all be just a lie. less than 1 minute read
Undernourished, intelligence becomes like the bloated belly of a starving child: swollen, filled with nothing the body can use. less than 1 minute read
The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence. less than 1 minute read
We have an incredible warrior class in this country - people in law enforcement, intelligence - and I thank God every night we have them standing fast to protect us from the tremendous amount of evil that exists in the world. less than 1 minute read
It’s part of a writer’s profession, as it’s part of a spy’s profession, to prey on the community to which he’s attached, to take away information - often in secret - and to translate that into intelligence for his masters, whether it’s his readership or his spy masters. And I think that both professions are perhaps rather lonely. less than 1 minute read
