Brilliance Quotes

217 Brilliance quotes by 190 unique authors

She could become a spinster, like Emily Dickinson, writing poems full of dashes and brilliance, and never gaining weight. — Jeffrey Eugenides
The moon was a sharply defined crescent and the sky was perfectly clear. The stars shone with such fierce, contained brilliance that it seemed absurd… — Yann Martel
I can't deceive myself that out of the bare stark realization that no matter how enthusiastic you are, no matter how sure that character is… — Sylvia Plath
People weren't firecrackers who burst into the night sky with brilliance and glory, and a moment later faded away to nothing. Our souls had to… — Janette Rallison
The true axis of evil in America is the brilliance of our marketing combined with the stupidity of our people. — Bill Maher
Fictions are necessary for the people, and the Truth becomes deadly to those who are not strong enough to contemplate it in all its brilliance.… — Albert Pike
For me, Savannah's resistance to change was its saving grace. The city looked inward, sealed off from the noises and distractions of the world at… — John Berendt
Incredible brilliance often dwells on the razor's edge of madness... — Brad Thor
Desperation is a millstone. It wears away at the very soul, grinding away pity, kindness, humanity and courage. But sometimes it whets the mind to… — Frances Hardinge
The brilliance of morning is in sharp contrast with the darkness of night" - Woman thou art loosed — T.D. Jakes
At fifteen you had the radiance of early morning, at twenty you will begin to have the melancholy brilliance of the moon. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The world has achieved brilliance without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. — Omar N. Bradley
I don't care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don't harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold… — Zig Ziglar
On the brilliance of James Brown's dancing − and the frustrations of bad camera-work on dancers:cers: I think James Brown is a genius you know… — Michael Jackson
For millions of women and men around the world, the playwright Eve Ensler is a beloved figure. She represents the epitome of the politically engaged… — Jackson Katz
When you bring the scale and precision of data-driven platforms to the brilliance of great media executions, magic will happen. Delivering on that vision for… — John Battelle
The brilliance of Adam Scott is that he is so damn funny in a straight man role. — Rob Thomas
Obama, for all his brilliance, has no real, felt understanding of management structures or of business. — Tina Brown
We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining.… — Patricia Sun
The message is that all brilliance emanates from the top; that the worker on the floor of the store or the factory is insignificant. — James Sinegal
We are often too late with our brilliance. We are on time delay. The only instant gratification comes in the form of potato chips. The… — Richard Schiff
By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered. — Charles Saatchi
Know Me to be the eternal seed of all creatures. I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the brilliance of the brilliant. — Bhagavad Gita
Brilliance is typically the act of an individual, but incredible stupidity can usually be traced to an organization. — Unknown Author
The good news is you don't need to be brilliant to be wise. The bad news is that without wisdom, brilliance isn't enough. — Suman Rai

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