Intelligent Quotes

1897 Intelligent quotes by 1245 unique authors

To overcome the intelligent by folly is contrary to the natural order of things; to overcome the foolish by intelligence is in accord with the… — Zhuge Liang
I am a great mayor; I am an upstanding Christian man; I am an intelligent man; I am a deeply educated man; I am a… — Marion Barry
How could so many intelligent people be so grievously wrong for such an extended period of time? How could they ignore so much overwhelming evidence… — Steven Johnson
I also wanted to do something that I hadn't really seen in almost any black novels, which was a complex love story in which both… — Stanley Crouch
A stunning survey of the latest evidence for intelligent life on Mars. Mac Tonnies brings a thoughtful, balanced and highly accessible approach to one of… — Herbie Brennan
If you don't have anything useful to say then you attack people. If you feel that your house of cards has been discovered and is… — Benjamin Carson
By honest I don't mean that you only tell what's true. But you make clear the entire situation. You make clear all the information that… — Richard P. Feynman
The intelligent and good man holds in his affections the good and true of every land -- the boundaries of countries are not the limitations… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Gaffe-focused journalism: revenge of intelligent people who know true evils are out there but lack the access/time to get to them. — Alain de Botton
Every intelligent painter carries the whole culture of modern painting in his head. It is his real subject, of which everything he paints in both… — Robert Motherwell
Many questions remain in the UFO controversy. Scientists ask how interstellar pilots could survive a trip of hundreds of years while cutting-edge physicists offer speculation… — Jim Marrs
I wouldn't exactly call it 'Intelligent', but somebody has to be behind designing the human form other than just biological necessity. Why else would women… — Zach Braff
The sensuality, delicacy of literature does not exist for me; only the passion, energy and struggle… Most of my friends deplore this: they are always… — Christina Stead
We who are quotatious are never truly alone, but always hear the cheerful flow of remarks made by dead writers so much more intelligent than… — Joseph Epstein
Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative. — Akio Morita
The benefits and consequences of globalization have a great deal to do with whether we're intelligent and thoughtful about how we approach globalization, or whether… — Ethan Zuckerman
Every well-thought-out rebuttal to dogma, every scrap of intelligent logic, every absurdist reduction of some bullying stance is the antidote. — George Saunders
If one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but if a lot of people are unkind to animals (especially… — Ruth Harrison
I start off with the obvious, that it makes no sense either to believe or to disbelieve in God until a substantial and intelligent definition… — Kenny Smith
. . . Newton was an unquestioning believer in an all-wise creator of the universe, and in his own inability - like the boy on… — Isaac Newton
The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating.… — Laozi
There has been a controversy started of late, much better worth examination, concerning the general foundation of Morals; whether they be derived from Reason, or… — David Hume
The intelligent are to the intelligentsia what a gentleman is to a gent. — Stanley Baldwin
It was our Creator who led us through the stages of evolution, from the animal state to the human. His purpose was to make us… — Unknown Author
To work for libertarianism - to oppose the growth of government and aid the liberation of the individual - used to be an idealistic choice… — Robert Anton Wilson

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