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John McCarthy

"Foolishness is rarely a matter of lack of intelligence or even lack of information."

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"We only share our ignorance with others, infact only it IS capable and contagious for it breeds in unawareness, on the contrary Intelligence belongs to an individual's territory, for his very functioning is 'other worldly' and he stands out from the mediocre crowd. What are YOU!"

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"The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something."

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"Some people are street-smart, some people are book-smart, but most people are just dumber than dirt."

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"Don't be scared to be intelligent. Knowledge is sexy and powerful."

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"Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. I make money studying natural stupidity."

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"The Knowledgeable has the intelligent answer but only the intelligent one asks for a knowledgeable question."

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"Education is no substitute for intelligence. That elusive quality is defined only in part by puzzle-solving ability. It is in the creation of new puzzles reflecting what your senses report that you round out the definition."

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"For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth."

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"Language is froth on the surface of thought."
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"It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because people who cannot live by bread alone too often kill other people in consequence of the fights they get into."
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"Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name his favorite pig."
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"When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace."
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"A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot."
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"A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest."
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"His ambition is to be the spider in the World Wide Web."
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"There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the promises he made in order to get elected; that's when he doesn't forget them."
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"In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated."
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"Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side."
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