Intelligent Quotes

Intelligent life on a planet comes of age when it first works out the reason for its own existence.

The Clinton paradox: How could a president so intelligent, so compassionate, so public-spirited and so conscious of his place in history act in such a stupid, selfish and self-destructive manner?

We all agree now - by "we" I mean intelligent people under sixty - that a work of art is like a rose. A rose is not beautiful because it is like something else. Neither is a work of art. Roses and works of art are beautiful in themselves.

It is not the intelligent woman v. the ignorant woman; nor the white woman v. the black, the brown, and the red, it is not even the cause of woman v. man. Nay, tis woman's strongest vindication for speaking that the world needs to hear her voice.

We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet.

Even though I am fantastic looking, I am still quite intelligent.

I think of myself as being a relatively intelligent man who is open to a lot of different things and I think that questioning our purpose in life and the meaning of existence is something that we all go through at some point.

Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way.

Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.

Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people come from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness.

I won't eat anything that has intelligent life, but I'd gladly eat a network executive or a politician.

There is no method but to be very intelligent.

There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.

I think the President himself is a remarkably intelligent, decent, ethical man. I think he did very well, but I think the job builds up over expectations which all candidates contribute to including this President that simply cannot be fulfilled.

I never thought that I was very intelligent.

The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can do.

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.

My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don't want to be a pal, I want to be a father.

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I discovered that it's easy because it's so brilliantly written. The words are perfect, and the language is intelligent and very emotional.

All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.

The argument for intelligent design basically depends on saying, 'You haven't answered every question with evolution,'... Well, guess what? Science can't answer every question.

There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and power, can be an intelligent example to the world.

A person must have a certain amount of intelligent ignorance to get anywhere.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

The difference between ignorant and educated people is that the latter know more facts. But that has nothing to do with whether they are stupid or intelligent.

I love men. They are intelligent and sensitive, but there's also that hard-edged arrogant side, which is just so attractive.