It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.
Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.
Those that deem politics beneath their dignity are doomed to be governed by those of lesser talents.
If you have more than 120 or 130 I.Q. points, you can afford to give the rest away. You don't need extraordinary intelligence to succeed as an investor.
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.
In the long run, it's not just how much money you make that will determine your future prosperity. It's how much of that money you put to work by saving it and investing it.
An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts.
All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.
It's not easy to change world views. Faith has its own momentum and belief is comfortable. To restructure reality is traumatic and scary. That is why many intelligent people continue to believe: unbelief is an unknown.
You need to have a passionate interest in why things are happening. That cast of mind, kept over long periods, gradually improves your ability to focus on reality. If you don't have the cast of mind, you're destined for failure even if you have a high I.Q.
An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.
A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man.
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.
If you're prepared to invest in a company, then you ought to be able to explain why in simple language that a fifth grader could understand, and quickly enough so the fifth grader won't get bored.
Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love.
You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.
We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
I like a man who grins when he fights.
Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.
If you are not willing to own a stock for 10 years, do not even think about owning it for 10 minutes.
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