A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.
You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things.
Many live by their wits but few by their wit.
[John Larroquette] is one of the smartest men I've ever met. He's very cerebral and book-smart. He would say things and I'd have to go look them up, thinking, "That can't be true!" And they'd be true.
One smart reader is worth a thousand boneheads.
Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
Active minds that think and study, like swift brooks are seldom muddy.
Rolf Ekeus, his appearance can deceive. He looks somewhere between an international diplomat and a mad professor. He's got that sort of shock of white hair and a slightly absent-minded way of speaking. But he's extremely sharp and very serious about power relationships.
I always felt that the most common thread in my life from when I was young until now has been a highly observant, very analytical mind.
He had a mind so fine that no idea could violate it
Obviously if you're playing some of the smartest men in the world, you want to sound really smart.
Wit,--the pupil of the soul's clear eye.
...the play of the toughest and most lucid mind are at the same time both lavished andsquandered.
I had a probing mind and an elephant memory.
These people being of a sharp and acute intellect, and gifted with a rich and powerful understanding, excel in whatever studies they pursue, and are more quick and cunning than the other inhabitants of a western clime.
The finest minds, like the finest metals, dissolve the easiest.
Intelligence essentially means that your intellect is sharp enough to see life the way it is.
A good wit will make use of anything.
I don't wish to brag, but I'm very intelligent.
You know, I'm, like, a smart person.
Evidently, quality of wits is more important than quantity.
Are you slow-witted? I'm so sorry for you. It's terrible to be dull and stupid.
I'm too young, too smart and too good-looking to die.
