“Genius always finds itself a century too early.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

Genius always finds itself a century too early.

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.

Our bureaucracy had excelled at compartmentalizing intelligence - we had a 'need to know' system - but by 2004, it was impossible to foresee what elements of our organization would and would not need to know a given piece of information.

I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys.

Beyond individual intelligence, nature has also cultivated intelligence through swarms. For example, bees, birds and fish act in a more intelligent way when acting together as a swarm, flock or school.