“ If God wants something from me, he would tell me. He wouldn't leave someone else to do this, as if an infinite being were short on time. And he would certainly not leave fallible, sinful humans to del… Richard C. Carrier
“ In my opinion, defining intelligence is much like defining beauty, and I don’t mean that it’s in the eye of the beholder. To illustrate, let’s say that you are the only beholder, and your word is fina… Marilyn vos Savant
“ We live in a highly complex, technological world – and it's not entirely obvious what's right and what's wrong in any given situation, unless you can parse the situation, deconstruct it. People just d… Christopher Langan
“ Oppenheimer’s theorizing was so startlingly original — so far in advance of the corroborating observations and so far off the beaten track of astrophysical research — that his colleagues’ ignorance co… Algis Valiunas
“ The fun thing about insanity is that it is often so very hard to tell it apart from brilliance. Evan Currie
“ Only a mind that is deeply stirred can utter something noble and beyond the power of others. Seneca
“ Some things are so silly they have a certain brilliance to them. Other things, set as standards for brilliance and therefore exalted by many who don't know why, become tarnished because of it. Criss Jami
“ If everyone had the luxury to pursue a life of exactly what they love, we would all be ranked as visionary and brilliant. … If you got to spend every day of your life doing what you love, you can’t he… Neil deGrasse Tyson
“ External beauty is certainly cool to admire, but when worshipped - it eclipses internal shine. T.F. Hodge
“ To observe is not to not feel—in fact, it is to put yourself at the mercy of feeling, like the child's warm skin meeting the cold air of midnight. My own children, too, have been roused from the uncon… Rachel Cusk
“ [He] was a brilliant man. People tend to become wary of individuals like him because their brilliance reminds them of their own mediocrity. Envy is a blind man who wants to pull out your eyes. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“ Your opinion of your mental capacity may be great, but if your idea of intelligence is crude, your intelligence-producing thought will also be crude, and can produce only crude intelligence. It is the… Christian D. Larson
“ The definition of brilliance is redoing failures different each time and expecting successful results. Carl Henegan
“ Uncommon success is found on the spiritual plane; you can't get there through common convention or following others. Hard work is not enough; many work slavishly-hard for little reward. Intelligence i… Bryant McGill
“ ... I should take off this ridiculous hood so they can see my face and catch a glimpse at real perfection." (Vincent)"Then you'd just be an enormous man with a hump and a beautiful face," Breccan said… Madison Thorne Grey
“ Now more than ever the world needs your brilliance, your voice, your unique imagination, and your particular genius. Gloria Burgess
“ The proliferation of creative power can transform the world for all of its inhabitants. Timothy Simpson
