Intelligent Quotes

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. — Marcus Aurelius
We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after… — Marcus Aurelius
God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. — Francis Bacon
In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're so critical. — Scott Bakula
I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around. — Christian Bale
Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love. — Honore de Balzac
Through writing, through that process, they realize that they become more intelligent, and more honest and more imaginative than they can be in any other… — Russell Banks
Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent. — Dave Barry
There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions, and books. — Henry Ward Beecher
We all agree now - by 'we' I mean intelligent people under sixty - that a work of art is like a rose. A rose… — Clive Bell
'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid… — John Abbott
If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present. — Franz Boas
Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way… — Edward de Bono
I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players. — David Bowie
I've thought for the last decade or so, the only actual place raw truth was seeping through in newspapers was on the Comics Pages. They… — Elayne Boosler
It amazes me sometimes that even intelligent people will analyze a situation or make a judgement after only recognizing the standard or traditional structure of… — David Bowie
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good. — Bertolt Brecht
God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. — Warren Buffett

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