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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

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Intelligence,

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Category: Intelligence

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. Reading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
  • 2. I'll tell you there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.
  • 3. Live your life and forget your age.

2 Amazing

  • 1. It's amazing how everyone has an opinion on how you should live your life.
  • 2. And you can't complain about kissing Emma Watson. Isn't that what everyone in the world wants to do? I've known Emma for a few years. She's this amazing capacity of young and vibrant and brilliant but also a bright intelligent old soul.
  • 3. It could be fun to sing with Prince or Michael Jackson. Justin Timberlake has an amazing new sound now.

3 Anger

  • 1. I'm really busted up over this and I'm very very sorry to those people in the audience the blacks the Hispanics whites – everyone that was there that took the brunt of that anger and hate and rage and how it came through.
  • 2. Well all comedy starts with anger. You get angry and its never for a good reason right? You know its not a good reason. And then you try and work it from there.
  • 3. There's a lot of bitterness there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. I've been sober for two-and-a-half years My children are happy. In August my wife and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary. My band is back together with a sold-out tour.
  • 2. 1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness patriotism and heroism by our troops our National Guard and Reserves.
  • 3. As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country.

5 Architecture

  • 1. When you look at Japanese traditional architecture you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious close contact with nature – this very unique to Japan.
  • 2. Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles?
  • 3. Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.
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