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"There can be no two opinions as to what a highbrow is. He is the man or woman of thoroughbred intelligence who rides his mind at a gallop across country in pursuit of an idea."

"It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value."

"The Clinton White House today said they would start to give national security and intelligence briefings to George Bush. I don't know how well this is working out. Today after the first one Bush said, 'I've got one question: What color is the red phone?'"

"Solving a problem is intelligence. Preventing a problem is wisdom."

"No one believes he is an idiot until the consequences of his actions prove it. Then hindsight rubs it in."

"Intelligence is a way of thinking, not a choice of words."

"Though the stupid have great capacity to direct the world because they are plentiful, the clever has a much greater capacity to prevent the stupid from halting the progression of humanity because - though they are rare - they are tactical and intelligent!"

"Developing your emotional intelligence will allow you to explore new depths of understanding in yourself and others."

"To have contrary [negative, wrong] intellect has become an odd rule in this current era, hasn't it? The one who proceeds with caution will win."

"Most unintelligent or foolish people do not regard themselves as that, they regard themselves as not-that-intelligent or not-that-wise."
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"I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get."

"Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to create prosperity for America and secure the retirement of America's seniors."

"Right and wrong becomes more difficult for each of us as we grow older, because the older we get the more we know personally about our own human frailties."

"It certainly makes no sense to enact more laws if we cannot, or do not, enforce the ones we have."

"My heart has been heavy and I have deliberated within my own conscience, knowing that my decision should not come out of my initial emotion of anger toward the President for such reckless behavior, but should be based on the facts."

"We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society."

"I believe that the fight against crime starts in the home. Parents must take responsibility for their children and show them love and guidance from an early age so they learn to respect the rights of others."

"Now, I do come from a part of the country where the people say that the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line or roadkill."
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