"A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence." ― Barbara Walters Topic(s): Intelligence More From Barbara Walters "I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world, at the same time people are becoming increasingly spiritual. The success of the Da Vinci code – even though it was a great yawn – also showed people’s interest in religion." "The sports page records people’s accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man’s failures." "I also found that for myself, since I’ve had no religious education, it was so interesting to see the different versions of heaven and what life on earth means." More In Intelligence "And I argued with that intelligence estimate and I think it is a responsibility of policymakers to use their best judgment on the basis of the intelligence they’ve received."― Frank Carlucci "Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years. All the small exchanges children have with their parents, teachers, and with each other carry emotional messages."― Daniel Goleman "In other cases, when the medium becomes entranced, the demonstration of a communicator’s separate intelligence may become stronger and the sophistication less."― Oliver Joseph Lodge