"We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect." ― John Kenneth Galbraith Topic(s): Intelligence More From John Kenneth Galbraith "It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state." "Meetings are indispensable when you don’t want to do anything." "One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know." More In Intelligence "Do not let your bachelor ways crystallize so that you can’t soften them when you come to have a wife and a family of your own."― Rutherford B. Hayes "Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers."― Emile M. Cioran "I think there’s a supreme power behind the whole thing, an intelligence. Look at all of the instincts of nature, both animals and plants, the very ingenious ways they survive. If you cut yourself, you don’t have to think about it."― Clyde Tombaugh