Brilliance Quotes
217 quotes by 200 authors
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The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance. That is the brilliance with which your images must shine.
— Robert Bresson
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The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he…
— Mel Brooks
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When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that…
— Warren Buffett
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The harvest moon has no innocence, like the slim quarter moon of a spring twilight, nor has it the silver penny brilliance of the moon…
— Donald C. Peattie
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Dream big and surround yourself with brilliance, even if you end up dressed up like a flower or a sexually transmitted disease.
— Peter Gabriel
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Simplicity is the key to brilliance.
— Bruce Lee
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The penetrating brilliance of swords, wielded by followers of the Way, strikes at the evil enemy, lurking deep within, their own souls and bodies.
— Morihei Ueshiba
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You heard me, only Friend whom I love. To ravish my heart, you became man. You shed your blood, what a supreme mystery!... And you…
— Therese of Lisieux
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For every studen with a spark of brilliance, there are about ten with ignition trouble.
— Milton Berle
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Take back your light. Know that when you're in awe of someone else's greatness, you're really seeing yourself. Identify what you most admire or love…
— Debbie Ford
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Enlightenment is like witnessing the brilliant sun for the first time in the morning. It is like seeing the beautiful flowers that grow in the…
— Chogyam Trungpa
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When I look at the galaxies on a clear night - when I look at the incredible brilliance of creation, and think that this is…
— Madeleine L'Engle
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A man doesn't need brilliance or genius, all he needs is energy.
— Albert M. Greenfield
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The undisturbed mind is like the calm body water reflecting the brilliance of the moon. Empty the mind and you will realize the undisturbed mind.
— Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi
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Morphy gained most of his wins by playing directly and simply, and it is simple and logical method that constitutes the true brilliance of his…
— Jose Raul Capablanca
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Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple, and then play…
— Bobby Fischer
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The brilliance of contemplated beauty opens the spirit to the mystery of God.
— Angelo Sodano
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Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of…
— Clare of Assisi
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Hinduism is a relentless pursuit of Truth. "Truth is God" and if today it has become moribund, inactive, irresponsive to growth, it is because we…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Jesmyn Ward is an alchemist. She transmutes pain and loss into gold. Men We Reaped illustrates hardships but thankfully, vitally, it's just as clear about…
— Victor LaValle
Who Wrote These Brilliance Quotes
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