Intelligent Quotes

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Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many… — Aristotle
The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That's one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling… — Henrik Ibsen
American political opportunities are loaded against those who are simultaneously intelligent and honest. — Richard Dawkins
People who are not in love fail to understand how an intelligent man can suffer because of a very ordinary woman. This is like being… — Marcel Proust
But even though she was attractive, there was something else about her that caught his eye. She was intelligent, he could sense that right away,… — Nicholas Sparks
If I play a stupid girl and ask a stupid question, I've got to follow it through, what am I supposed to do, look intelligent? — Marilyn Monroe
Of course I know that the twins are only words on a page, and I'm certainly not the sort of writer who talks to his… — Michel Faber
If an intelligent, educated, and healthy man begins to complain of his lot and go down-hill, there is nothing for him to do but to… — Anton Chekhov
Sometimes the most intelligent thing is not to do anything, certainly nothing loaded with the imbecility of emotionality. — William Saroyan
He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss. — Leonardo da Vinci
Humans beings always do the most intelligent thingâ€¦after theyâ€™ve tried every stupid alternative and none of them have worked — R. Buckminster Fuller
My misfortune is doubly painful to me because it will result in my being misunderstood. For me there can be no recreation in the company… — Ludwig van Beethoven
A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime. — Mark Twain
Today I'm out wandering, turning my skull into a cup for others to drink wine from. In this town somewhere there sits a calm, intelligent… — Unknown Author
Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. — Eugene V. Debs
He's convinced most human adults do not know how to play anymore and that playing is one of the best ways to think. Franky finds… — William Wharton
Why honey, don't you want to get dressed?" My mother took care never to tell me to do anything. She would only reason with me… — Sylvia Plath
All day long he was docile, intelligent, good, Though sometimes changing to a darker mood. He seemed hypocritical, could tell better lies, in the dark… — Arthur Rimbaud
Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the… — Alan Watts
Children are not less intelligent than adults; what they are is less informed. — Philip Pullman

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