James Gardner

“Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.”
― Victor Hugo

“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”
― Marie Curie

“Ninety-nine percent of everything that goes on in most Christian churches has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual religion. Intelligent people all notice this sooner or later, and they conclude that the entire one hundred percent is bullshit, which is why atheism is connected with being intelligent in people's minds.”
― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash