"In the real world, very smart people fail and mediocre people rise. Part of what makes people fail or succeed are skills that have nothing to do with IQ. Also, the idea that intelligence can be gauged by an IQ test is erroneous."

-- Camille Paglia

#Real Quotes #Smart Quotes #Skills Quotes

“We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before.”

Source : "On Cat Videos and Human Rights" by Christina Gagnier, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 15, 2010.
“To me the sea is a continual miracle; The fishes that swim - the rocks - the motion of the waves - the ships, with men in them, what stranger miracles are there?”
“Only two to three per cent of an audience is interested in words and pays attention to lyrics; most of the rest of it is about image or the beat or the sound, or else it's a tribal thing - country & western, rap, heavy metal, with historical folk rock off in some kind of cult.”
“And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and childcare has increased and women's have stayed at about the same.”
“It's funny when people ask if I'm a lesbian. I played a real estate agent in 'Father of the Bride, Part II,' but no one has asked me if I sell real estate.”
“I believe that a revolution can begin from this one strand of straw. Seen at a glance, this rice straw may appear light and insignificant. Hardly anyone would believe that it could start a revolution. But I have come to realize the weight and power of this straw. For me, this revolution is very real.”

Source : Masanobu Fukuoka (2010). “The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming”, p.1, New York Review of Books
“No affair that begins with such an orchestrated overture can end on a simple note.”

Source : Sloane Crosley (2012). “I Was Told There'd Be Cake”, p.9, Portobello Books
“When I draw my caricature self-portrait, I always do a huge smile.”

Source : "What I see in the mirror: Rolf Harris" by Rolf Harris, www.theguardian.com. December 16, 2011.

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