"Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency." ― Raymond Chandler Topic(s): Intelligence More From Raymond Chandler "She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket." "It is not a fragrant world." "Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency." More In Intelligence "Genius ain’t anything more than elegant common sense."― Josh Billings "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 "Gary Ross is amazing. He’s just – he always has a billion ideas of what he wants, but has a very clear perspective also; he just makes it work. He really does. He’s trying different things and making everything look amazing."― Liam Hemsworth