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Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader--to look out for himself; and he did it with that born-leader's confidence and intensity that draws along the ordinary uncertain man, who soon confuses his own interest and his own safety with that of the leader. ↗


— James Gould Cozzens


#intelligence

The great corporations of this country were not founded by ordinary people. They were founded by people with extraordinary intelligence, ambition, and aggressiveness. ↗


— Daniel Patrick Moynihan


#ambition #corporations #country #extraordinary #founded

Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream. ↗


— Chuck Palahniuk


#choke #dreams #education #intelligence #lethargy

In a general sense, I admit to valuing the worldviews of men under the age of 40 and women over the age of 30. ↗


— Criss Jami


#brain #compatibility #difference #differences #friendship

Man, at least when educated, is a pessimist. He believes it safer not to reflect on his achievements; Jove is known to strike such people down. ↗


— John Kenneth Galbraith


#pessimism #age

Two things are to be remembered: that a man whose opinions and theories are worth studying may be presumed to have had some intelligence, but that no man is likely to have arrived at complete and final truth on any subject whatever. When an intelligent man expresses a view which seems to us obviously absurd, we should not attempt to prove that it is somehow true, but we should try to understand how it ever came toseemtrue. Thisexercise of historical and psychological imagination at once enlarges the scope of our thinking, and helps us to realize how foolish many of our own cherished prejudices will seem to an age which has a different temper of mind. ↗


— Bertrand Russell


#insight #intelligence #philosophy #tolerance #wisdom

There is no doubt that the princess did become a queen---not only on the screen. One of the most loved, one of the most skillful, one of the most intelligent, one of the most sensitive, charming actresses---and friends, in my life---but also in the later stages of her life, the UNICEF ambassador to the children of the world. The generosity, sensitivity, the nobility of her service to the children of the world and the mothers of the world will never be forgotten. ↗


— Gregory Peck


#generous #intelligence

(...) L’intelligence, cette vertu sublime que définit l’art de lier ce qui, a priori, et pour la plupart, passe pour délié. ↗


— Michel Onfray


#relier #transversalité #art

Beauty is a sign of intelligence. ↗


— Andy Warhol


#intelligence #pop #beauty

Beauty fades, dumb is forever. ↗


— Judy Sheindlin


#intelligence #stupidity #beauty






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