Intelligent Quotes

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She knew, of course that she was being supremely unfair, that Franz was the best man she ever had- he was intelligent, he understood her… — Milan Kundera
That's a movie quote, right? You know, if you do that with books, people think you're intelligent." Sophie lowered her chin. "If this is your… — Jennifer Crusie
The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one'.... (The man who first said that) was probably a coward.... He knew a great deal… — Ernest Hemingway
Every intelligent being, whether it breathes or not, coughs nervously at some time in its life. — Terry Pratchett
Barrons was powerful, broodingly good-looking, insanely wealthy, frighteningly intelligent, and had exquisite taste, not to mention a hard body that emitted some kind of constant… — Karen Marie Moning
An intelligent person, looking out of his eyes and hearkening in his ears, with a smile on his face all the time, will get more… — Robert Louis Stevenson
Intelligent people discuss ideas. Fools discuss how people should behave. — Paulo Coelho
Josh speculated about the hypothetical contents of an imaginary porn magazine for intelligent trees that would be entitled Enthouse. — Lev Grossman
Now I'm living out my life in a corner, trying to console myself with the stupid, useless excuse that an intelligent man cannot turn himself… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
An intelligent lady, a little too mature for recklessness, a little too young for caution. — Connie Brockway
The most intelligent people disguise the fact that they are intelligent. Wise men do not wear name tags. The more people talk about their own… — Tsugumi Ohba
Iâ€™m not particularly keen on writing which exhaustively describes the physical characteristics of the people in the story and what theyâ€™re wearingâ€¦ I can always… — Stephen King
Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to… — Thomas Sowell
I like on the table, when we're speaking, the light of a bottle of intelligent wine. — Pablo Neruda
I often had no scruples about deceiving nitwits and scoundrels and fools when I found it necessary. ...We avenge intelligence when we deceive a fool,… — Giacomo Casanova
I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is valuable… — Dan Barker
The vanity extended most of all to his library, arguably the real love of Cicero's life. It is difficult to name anything in which he… — Stacy Schiff
Addictions [...] started out like magical pets, pocket monsters. They did extraordinary tricks, showed you things you hadn't seen, were fun. But came, through some… — William Gibson
People who think with their epidermis or their genitalia or their clan are the problem to begin with. One does not banish this specter by… — Christopher Hitchens
You may not instantly see why I bring the subject up, but that is because my mind works so phenomenally fast, and I am at… — Douglas Adams

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