Quotes 41 till 60 of 174.
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Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting exclusively in the intelligence and virtue of the People.
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Homeric mind is ingenuity, practical intelligence. There is no Rodin-like deep thinking, no mathematical or philosophical speculation. Odysseus thinks with his hands.
Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990) -
Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink
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I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people.
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I by no means rank poetry high in the scale of intelligence - this may look like affectation but it is my real opinion. It is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake.
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I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.
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I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.
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I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence.
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I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.
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I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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If a great thing can be done, it can be done easily, but this ease is like the of ease of a tree blossoming after long years of gathering strength.
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If intelligence is our only edge, we must learn to use it better, to shape it, to understand its limitations and deficiencies - to use it as cats use stealth, as katydids use camouflage - to make it the tool of our survival.
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If Senator Reid had come to me and said, 'This is a problem,' which he never did, I would have said, 'Let's talk about it.' I would have said, 'Let's bring in the Intelligence Committee or the leaders, and let's talk about it in a civil, a dignified, a respectful way.
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If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.
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If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
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Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.
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Improvisation, if you play it at the top of your intelligence, leads to a kind of truth that people find really accessible.
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In my experience as CEO, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence.
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In order to live a fully human life we require not only control of our bodies (though control is a prerequisite); we must touch the unity and resonance of our physicality, our bond with the natural order, the corporeal grounds of our intelligence.
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In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.
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