Esoteric Quote by Elaine Equi

Paradoxically, the more deeply one grows in enlightenment, the more clearly one discerns one's own frailties and limitations.

— Kim Hee-jin

Since it is seldom clear whether intellectual activity denotes a superior mode of being or a vital deficiency, opinion swings between considering intellect a…

— Jacques Barzun

I had noticed that many of these successful people, historical and contemporary, shared certain common traits. They had a way of thinking that was…

— Robert Greene

I think the people who go through more can end up stronger in the long run. They have insight in to what a lot…

— Jessica Sorensen

Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable than those who know how to do one thing…

— Robert Shea

I am inclined by nature to be optimistic about the capacity of a person to rise higher than he or she has thought possible…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.

— John C. Maxwell

An intellectual is someone who avoids the mundane by lowering his handicap.

— Richard Reeves

The building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.

— Peter Drucker

Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.

— James Callaghan

When it comes down to it, determination has a greater impact than giftedness.

— Kristin Armstrong

Over the years, I've learned that a confident person doesn't concentrate or focus on their weaknesses - they maximize their strengths.

— Joyce Meyer