Intelligent Quotes

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.

I don't desire to be intelligent, but I do desire to be loving and kind.

Sometimes we get so caught up in appearing smart that we become afraid to ask the question that will actually make us smart.

You are intelligent if you know what you do not know.

My own fault. The equipment had safeties but your primary piece of protective equipment was your brain. There was a presumption that anyone entering this room was intelligent enough to keep away from hot things, sharp things, and things carrying large stores of momentum.

Independence can neither be created nor destroyed just like energy! It can only be transferred from a fearless, resilient, intelligent & visionary "form" to another, regardless of what gender you are born with. It's the energy that seeks to free your mind.

Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.

Intelligence is more important than strength, that is why earth is ruled by men and not by animals.

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 I expect it in a man?

I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle.... Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to meet a man as sensible as myself! (Amelia Peabody)

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid one are full of confidence".

All you need is a little hope in order cope in times of failure, and be able to try again with a better intelligence for excellence!

Some people will insult your intelligence by suddenly being nice or nicer to you once you make it … or they think you have.

As the sun sets, something in me rises! Do you think it could be my soul? I feel it's a big probability!

People in love overvalue their heart and undervalue their mind.

One thing I can say for sure is that she was very clever. Not in the way others expect you to be – intelligent, witty and concise, but in the way people should be: creative and consistent.

Don't even listen to No body including your friends who tells you to Move On in life. They often will have destroyed your Motivation causing an unexpected anxiety, and a severe brain stress until you give up. No matter how dead serious they are in order for you to understand them, reject their Anti-statement with the Power of your Assertion. They will foolishly halter your situation you had been encountering over the past year, when it all started from the beginning.Therefore, you MUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD.DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.Train yourself to get strong so you can outsmart and surpass the famous people who came before you.That is the way of succeeding in life in order to prove to everyone you've overcome the Obstacles and your Anxiety.Keep moving forward always surpasses moving on.

But I am a just man, even to my enemy—and I will acknowledge, beforehand, that they are cleverer brains than I thought them.

You yourself may not be luminous, but you are a conductor of light.

It is incorrect to assume that you cannot find any good in the point of view directly opposite yours.

Intelligence without wisdom is nothing more than stupidity that looks smart.

If there’s one thing that’s irrefutably absurd, it’s believing that we can separate intelligence from wisdom and still have it be intelligence.

In low intelligent ignorant societies, the clever are denigrated and the stupid are belauded; the brainy are stoned and the dull are held in high esteem!

Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.

Starting over is opportunity informed by failure, which is opportunity made intelligent.

I say, sir, that you can never make an intelligent judgment without evidence.

Life is very simple, but to make ourselves feel intelligent, we insist on making it complex.

And don’t forget, if you are very intelligent but load yourself with bad characters, nobody will follow you.

We make our lives complicated to prove that we are very intelligent.

We constantly worry about the fact that we are not the most intelligent and successful ones

Sharing is the first stage to the evolution of the intellectual.

Sometimes, the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds.

There is a time to speak up, and a time to be silent. A time to read and a time to write. A time to learn and a time to teach. A time to listen and time to be heard. A time to lose and a time to gain. And for all of these things the time in now

Don't overestimate your emotions and underestimate your intelligence.

Why do smart people exist, if not to figure out convoluted problems?

A Man of wisdom is one who discusses everything other than his achievements, a Fool speaks only of his achievements

You do not have to be beautiful.You do not even have to be intelligent.All you have to do is practice kindness,for that is our purpose.

Pick a leader who will not only bail out banks and airlines, but also families from losing their homes -- or jobs due to their companies moving to other countries. Pick a leader who will fund schools, not limit spending on education and allow libraries to close. Pick a leader who chooses diplomacy over war. An honest broker in foreign relations. A leader with integrity, one who says what they mean, keeps their word and does not lie to their people. Pick a leader who is strong and confident, yet humble. Intelligent, but not sly. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. One who understands the needs of the farmer, the teacher, the doctor, and the environmentalist -- not only the banker, the oil tycoon, the weapons developer, or the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyist.

If your story is not inspiring you, it’s time to change it.

People who are not blessed with the ability to make others laugh compensate for that by saying (or trying to say) things that are profound.

Your mind will serve you better than any trinket under the suns...It is a weapon...and like any weapon, you need practice to be any good at wielding it.

The more you Learn, The more you earn

Wisdom is nothing more than the marriage of intelligence and compassion.And, as with all good unions, it takes much experience and time to reach its widest potential.Have you introduced your intellect to your compassion yet? Be careful; lately, intellect has taken to eating in front of the TV and compassion has taken in too many cats.

He was one of those who are not born handsome, but develop charming features with age by continuously engaging their brains with intelligent thoughts.

Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.

The kind of lies that someone tells us gives us an idea of how stupid, knowledgeable, intelligent, or ignorant they are … or they think we are.

It is easy to be intelligent, but it is very difficult to be wise because wisdom comes from experience.

It is not necessary to be an 'Intelligent', It's wise to have the 'Internet

If you were smart," Genghis said, "you would have borrowed the silverware of one of your friends.""We never thought of that," Klaus said. When one is forced to tell atrocious lies, one often feels a guilty flutter in one's stomach, and Klaus felt such a flutter now. "You certainly are an intelligent man.""Not only am I intelligent," Genghis agreed, "but I'm also very smart.

Genius is talent set on fire.

Come, daddy, Harry doesn't want to talk to us right now. He's just too polite to say it. ~Luna Lovegood

Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.

No matter how smart YOU THINK you are or how smart others THINK that you are, you're never going to be somewhere OR someone you're not. _nickc

An intelligent person is eager to speak, but a wise person is eager to listen.

We must plant trees, grow gardens instead of lawns, ride bicycles when we can and support responsible local businesses over big brands.

Pick a leader who will make their citizens proud. One who will stir the hearts of the people, so that the sons and daughters of a given nation strive to emulate their leader's greatness. Only then will a nation be truly great, when a leader inspires and produces citizens worthy of becoming future leaders, honorable decision makers and peacemakers. And in these times, a great leader must be extremely brave. Their leadership must be steered only by their conscience, not a bribe.

I grabbed my book and opened it up. I wanted to smell it. Heck, I wanted to kiss it. Yes, kiss it. That's right, I am a book kisser. Maybe that's kind of perverted or maybe it's just romantic and highly intelligent.

Over intellect will make you a genius, over emotions will make you a lunatic.

There is a thin line of difference in being courageous and foolish!

Textbook intelligence is not true intelligence. It only marks a man good at memorization.