Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change.

Vernor Vinge
Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change.
Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change.
About This Quote

Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change. This quote by former United States President John Kennedy makes a point that intelligence is essential for adaptation and change.

Source: A Fire Upon The Deep

Some Similar Quotes
  1. I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. - Marilyn Monroe
  2. You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth. - William W. Purkey
  3. You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. - Dr. Seuss
  4. A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. - Elbert Hubbard
  5. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. - Unknown
More Quotes By Vernor Vinge
  1. I am afraid. Not of life, or death, or nothingness, but of wasting it as if I had never been.
  2. A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger.
  3. Punctuation, is? fun!
  4. I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.
  5. I'm living at a peak of clarity and beauty I never knew existed. Every part of me is attuned to the work. I soak it up into my pores during the day, and at night–in the moments before I pass off into sleep–ideas explode into...
Related Topics