Intelligent Quotes

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The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more. — Ed Parker
Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation… — Louis Pasteur
If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men… — George S. Patton
If there were some recipe that would make all of our children really sane and civic-minded and hugely intelligent, I think we'd probably all do… — Amanda Peet
No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it. — Fernando Pessoa
Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them. — Laurence J. Peter
Researching 'Lone Wolf,' I was amazed at how thoughtful and intelligent these animals are. There has never been a documented attack against a human by… — Jodi Picoult
There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods; and that is, the sincere desire to find out the truth, whatever it… — Charles Pierce
All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind.… — Max Planck
Romney is a good, intelligent, extraordinarily generous man who put on a great fight. But he didn't understand the country or the people he sought… — John Podhoretz
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of… — Terry Pratchett
Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people come from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness. — Marcel Proust
Any great director is also someone who is incredibly intelligent about whom they hire around them. — Ryan Reynolds
I only met Margaret Thatcher twice. The thing that I thought about meeting her was how extraordinarily intelligent she was. You really had to be… — Salman Rushdie
Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort. — John Ruskin
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. — Bertrand Russell
The essence of parenthood is to make children think that they are the most handsome, intelligent, brilliant person in the world. — Maurice Saatchi
Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it. — Jean-Paul Sartre
The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people. — Marjane Satrapi
I never wanted to make a graphic novel. As soon as you become a 'writer,' you have to be intelligent all the time... I like… — Marjane Satrapi

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