A Quote by Alexis Carrel

The best way of increasing the [average] intelligence of scientists would be to reduce their number.

Alexis Carrel

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Alexis Carrel
French - Scientist
June 28, 1873 - November 5, 1944

It seems that the increased number of scientific workers, their being split up into groups whose studies are limited to a small subject, and over-specialization have brought about a shrinking of intelligence. There is no doubt that the quality of any human group decreases when the number of the individuals composing this group increases beyond certain limits... The best way to increase the intelligence of scientists would be to decrease their number.

Alexis Carrel

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Kevin Kelly

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Norman Ralph Augustine

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William Lawrence Bragg

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Om Malik

"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.

Ayn Rand

A number of our scientists boast intelligence but lack wisdom. I find those to be the predictable ones.

Criss Jami

An average Christian, in an average church, listen to an average Sunday sermon has achieved a level of arrogance simply unimaginable in scientific discourse -- and there have been some extraordinary arrogant scientists.

Sam Harris

The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness.

Arlen Specter

Earning money has a way of increasing financial intelligence quickly.

Robert Kiyosaki

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William Hague

The real problem is that we use too much oil. It's that simple and that difficult. If we truly want to reduce our vulnerability to high prices, the best way to do so is to reduce consumption.

Richard Heinberg

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Priyadarshan

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Keith Johnstone

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Fritjof Capra

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