Intelligence alone doesn't mean a damned thing. Here in you… - Daniel Keyes

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Intelligence alone doesn't mean a damned thing. Here in your university, intelligence, education, knowledge, have all become great idols. But I know now there's one thing you've all overlooked: intelligence and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn.

Daniel Keyes

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Daniel Keyes (August 9, 1927 – June 15, 2014) was an American author most famous for his Hugo award-winning short story Flowers for Algernon and the Nebula award-winning novel into which he developed the story.

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