Able Quote by Ethel Waters

Warren [Beatty] loves to talk about his experiences with [Elia] Kazan.

— Alden Ehrenreich

As an actor, you're continually riding the waves of whether you're in or out, getting work or not getting work, and Kazan was really…

— Bill Pullman

“Shabelsky: O mind of genius, you think up things for everyone and teach everyone, but why not for once teach me... Teach me, great…

— Anton Chekhov

“I think I’m able to explain things because understanding wasn't entirely easy for me. Some things that the most brilliant students were able to…

— Carl Sagan

My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense.

— Helen Gurley Brown

Not gifted with genius but honestly holding his experiences deep in his heart, he kept his simplicity and humanity.

— Anonymous

“Don't fall prey to the 'genius' syndrome and outsmart yourself by being too complicated”

— Sheila Davis

Chekhov was as important to me as anybody as a writer.

— Al Pacino

“I think intelligence is something you have to work for … it isn’t just given to you….”

— Carol S. Dweck

“Intelligence is the ability to understand the problem and find a solution to that problem.”

— Awdhesh Singh

“Before the academy, Miri never had cause to wonder if a person was head smart or not. It seemed everyone was clever at something…

— Shannon Hale

“I used my brains to outsmart teachers—and that wasn't very smart at all.”

— L.J. Smith