Intelligent Quotes

1897 Intelligent quotes by 1245 unique authors

Surely she had endured enough for one evening without having to listen to intelligent conversation? — Stella Gibbons
Then I reminded myself that all intelligent children suffer bad dreams. — Grant Morrison
which is better - to be born stupid into an intelligent society or intelligent into an insane one? — Aldous Huxley
I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being. — Maya Angelou
You know very well that I no longer think. I am far too intelligent for that. — Albert Camus
I was at a dinner party many years ago,sitting along from Tom Stoppard, who in those days smoked not just between courses,but between mouthfuls. An… — Stephen Fry
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only… — Epicurus
You are mysterious, I love you. You’re beautiful, intelligent, and virtuous, and that’s the rarest known combination. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The intelligent desire self-control; children want candy. — Unknown Author
Holy the supernatural extra brilliant intelligent kindness of the soul! — Allen Ginsberg
They were also slightly less intelligent than he was. This is a quality you should always pray for in your would-be murderer. — Terry Pratchett
If a person is intelligent, then of course he is either an agnostic or an atheist. Just as he is a physical coward. They are… — John Fowles
Inability to accept the mystic experience is more than an intellectual handicap. Lack of awareness of the basic unity of organism and environment is a… — Alan Watts
An intelligent person fights for lost causes, realizing that others are merely effects — E E Cummings
We were too intelligent, too cynical for war. Of course, you don't have to be stupid and primitive to die a stupid, primitive death. — Geraldine Brooks
I know what cancer was. How is it like humankind?" Sek Hardeen's perfectly modulated, softly accented tones showed a hint of agitation. "We have spread… — Dan Simmons
Wisdom is the daughter of experience — Leonardo da Vinci
Don't assume, because you are intelligent, able, and well-motivated, that you are open to communication, that you know how to listen. — Robert K. Greenleaf
Honestly, Jared, one thing at a time. Why are you in a well with me? This is a really bad rescue!" [...] "I called the… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Quantity has a quality all its own. — Joseph Stalin
In fact there was only one species on the planet more intelligent than dolphins, and they spent a lot of their time in behavioural research… — Douglas Adams
If only I can find him... the man who will be intelligent, yet physically magnetic and personable. If I can offer that combination, why shouldn't… — Sylvia Plath
The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego. — Hamza Yusuf
Intelligent women make the mistake of assuming that if they hold a higher degree, they can hold their own in a political debate, and they… — Sherry Argov
Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience. — Dorothy Parker

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