"We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect." ― John Kenneth Galbraith Topic(s): Intelligence More From John Kenneth Galbraith "Meetings are indispensable when you don’t want to do anything." "Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory." "The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events." More In Intelligence "Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them."― Joseph Story "Facebook is at the forefront. It’s the company that can fundamentally change the way information is being exchanged and processed. It can be the basis for artificial intelligence to develop over time."― Yuri Milner "Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments; intelligence perfected is the faculty of making and using unorganized instruments."― Henri Bergson