Brilliant Quotes

1171 Brilliant quotes by 943 unique authors

There is no idea so bad that it cannot be made to look brilliant with the proper application of fonts and color. — Scott Adams
Mister Teatime had a truly brilliant mind, but it was brilliant like a fractured mirror, all marvellous facets and rainbows but, ultimately, also something that… — Terry Pratchett
No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough. — Bell Hooks
The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When his first-born was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes, as they once were - large,… — Charlotte Bronte
What can you say about a twenty-five year old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. The… — Erich Segal
If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden. The two processes complement each other, creating… — Haruki Murakami
First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories.… — Octavia Butler
Only those with no memory insist on their originality. — Coco Chanel
In a split second of eternity, everything is changed, transfigured. A few bars of music, rising from an unfamiliar place, a touch of perfection in… — Muriel Barbery
When you're given a brilliant child you polish her and let her shine. Pigs in Heaven — Barbara Kingsolver
You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the… — Sarah Dessen
You'll have to ask Bill that, Sookie. And this is the only reason we're going? You're not cleverly using this as an excuse to make… — Charlaine Harris
History is filled with brilliant people who wanted to fix things and just made them worse. — Chuck Palahniuk
It's brilliant, being depressed; you can behave as badly as you like. — Nick Hornby
Ron and Hermione were still smirking and Harry felt his temper rise; he wasn’t even sure why he was feeling so angry. “Don’t sit there… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Aristotle may be regarded as the cultural barometer of Western history. Whenever his influence dominated the scene, it paved the way for one of history's… — Ayn Rand
I'm brilliant as well as skilled," he said modestly. "It's a great burden, all of that on top of my angelic good looks. But I… — Jim Butcher
What was alien was being ordinary, being humdrum, being trapped into appeasing...having to crush and stifle my opinions, not being allowed to be brilliant, tricking… — Russell Brand
The bond forged between us was not one that could be broken by absence, distance, or time. And no matter how much more special or… — Stephenie Meyer
…she smiles in an exhausted but warm sort of way, as though she is a brilliant sun in some other galaxy — Audrey Niffenegger
He was the tallest, thinnest, weariest boy I had ever seen in my life. He was brilliant. He had gorgeous brown eyes, and he had… — J D Salinger
The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word - extra. And for me, I had always grown up with… — Bear Grylls
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? — Nelson Mandela
The Beatles, they had it all figured out, okay? 'I Want to Hold Your Hand.' The first single. It's effing brilliant, right?... That's what everybody… — Rachel Cohn

Who Wrote These Brilliant Quotes

943 authors contributed a total of 1,171 Brilliant Quotes, led by these top contributors: