James Gardner

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

“Controversial' as we all know, is often a euphemism for 'interesting and intelligent.”
― Kevin Smith

“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“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