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

Quote by John McCarthy

Topics: Information Quotes, Intelligence Quotes

Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.

Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.

An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if...

An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if...

An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if...

An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if...

Don't try to talk anyone out of concentrating his hatred on Ayn Rand or any...

Don't try to talk anyone out of concentrating his hatred on Ayn Rand or any...

If I owned Marseilles and Hell, I'd rent out Marseilles and live in Hell.

If I owned Marseilles and Hell, I'd rent out Marseilles and live in Hell.

Comparing oneself with Galileo or Einstein is certainly good for the ego, provided one refrains...

Comparing oneself with Galileo or Einstein is certainly good for the ego, provided one refrains...

With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say...

With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say...

My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of...

My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of...

Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name...

Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name...

We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism,...

We modern Marxists regard socialism as a historically brief transitional stage between feudalism and capitalism,...

An excessive knowledge of Marxism is a sign of a misspent youth.

An excessive knowledge of Marxism is a sign of a misspent youth.

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is...

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is...

The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't...

The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't...

Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by...

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by...

Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas...

Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas...

Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.

Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.

Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.