Brilliance Quotes

217 Brilliance quotes by 190 unique authors

Jesus said several times, “Come, follow me.” His was a program of “do what I do,” rather than “do what I say.” His innate brilliance… — Spencer W. Kimball
It is precisely because we resist the darkness in ourselves that we miss the depths of the loveliness, beauty, brilliance, creativity, and joy that lie… — Thomas Moore
We aren't suggesting that mental instability or unhappiness makes one a better poet, or a poet at all; and contrary to the romantic notion of… — Dorianne Laux
She enjoys rain for its wetness, winter for its cold, summer for its heat. She loves rainbows as much for fading as for their brilliance.… — Morgan Llywelyn
Down the hall came the wife. She was glorious, burning. She didn't know yet that her husband was dead. We knew. That's what gave her… — Denis Johnson
Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge. — Confucius
I believe these stories exist because we sometimes need to create unreal monsters and bogies to stand in for all the things we fear in… — Stephen King
In these fast and fickle times, it’s nice to know that there are some things you can always count on: the enduring brilliance of the… — Sarah Vowell
It was not the brutality of what occurred next that changed my mind and brought home to me the full meaning of fear. It was… — Elizabeth Kostova
The power of "can't": The word "can't" makes strong people weak, blinds people who can see, saddens happy people, turns brave people into cowards, robs… — Robert Kiyosaki
What is writing, no matter how lavish the pieces, if it says nothing of the truth, cares little for the heart, and is merely subservient… — Muriel Barbery
I'm so alive. As I stand facing the beauty of the never-ending Pacific Ocean, a late afternoon breeze blows down from the hills behind. As… — Dave Pelzer
Let's just say that if these scientist had been using their brilliance for good instead of evil, cars would run off water vapor and leave… — James Patterson
I stared up at the Erlking, and with my typical pithy brilliance said, "Uh-oh. — Jim Butcher
I've wondered, though, if one of the reasons we fail to acknowledge the brilliance of life is because we don't want the responsibility inherent in… — Donald Miller
Sometimes friends do foolish things. My father told me that true friends are like gold coins. Ships are wrecked by storms and lie for hundreds… — Michael Robotham
Don't let yourself feel worthless: often through life you will really be at your worst when you seem to think best of yourself; and don't… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Leicester stared fixedly at the image before him, the color bleached from his face by its brilliance. Seph sensed the headmaster's mind questing out, trying… — Cinda Williams Chima
I believe that human brilliance manifests itself only in flashes, among rare individuals. For this reason, humanity as a whole is enormously destructive: the creation… — Pentti Linkola
I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the brilliance of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not lessen… — Therese of Lisieux
And yet day and night meet fleetingly at twilight and dawn," he said, lowering his voice again and narrowing his eyes and moving his head… — Mary Balogh
Leibniz is at the disadvantage of not having seen it. Or perhaps we should count this as an advantage, for anyone who sees it is… — Neal Stephenson
Thanks for looking out for her, Sage. You're okay. For a human." I almost laughed. "Thanks." "You can say it too, you know." I walked… — Richelle Mead
Words are tears that have been written down. Tears are words that need to be shed. Without them, joy loses all its brilliance and sadness… — Paulo Coelho
WE ALREADY HAVE everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement. All these trips that we lay on ourselves—the heavy-duty fearing that we’re bad… — Pema Chodron

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