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1 " Before I go on with this short history, let me make a general observation– the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise. This philosophy fitted on to my early adult life, when I saw the improbable, the implausible, often the " impossible," come true. "
2 " The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. "
― James C. Collins , Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
3 " The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. "
― F. Scott Fitzgerald
4 " The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time. "
― Maurice Duffy
