Counter Intelligence Corps

Famous quotes containing the words counter, intelligence and/or corps:

“Often, when there is a conflict between parent and child, at its very hub is an expectation that the child should be acting differently. Sometimes these expectations run counter what is known about children’s growth. They stem from remembering oneself, but usually at a slightly older age.”
—Ellen Galinsky (20th century)

“I happen to feel that the degree of a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.”
—Lisa Alther (b. 1944)

“There was nothing to equal it in the whole history of the Corps Diplomatique.”
—James Boswell (1740–1795)