"The essence of intelligence would seem to be in knowing when to think and act quickly, and knowing when to think and act slowly."

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Source : "It Will Be Hard To ‘Save Time’ In The New Year" by Richard C. Senelick, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 28, 2011.

Robert Sternberg

#Thinking Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Essence Quotes

“I'm not a food critic, and I'm not really an authority to write anything on food.”
“For a girl, appearance can be a powerful form of oppression. No matter how intelligent a girl may be, no matter her many talents, these attributes are not easily discerned. Brains and talent will never stand up against a girl who is clearly physically attractive.”

Source : FaceBook post by Natsuo Kirino from Oct 23, 2016
“Everybody just wants to be famous first, and then maybe learn how to act.”

Source : "Dennis Quaid Interview - VANTAGE POINT". Interview with Steve Weintraub, collider.com. February 18, 2008.
“We have the potential for making massive change... and the bottom line is that we can't be the generation responsible for wiping out three-fourths of life forms on the Earth.”

Source : "A new mass extinction could be underway, researchers say" by Angad Singh, www.cnn.com. June 20, 2015.
“Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.”

Source : Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.133, Shambhala Publications
“The Port Elizabeth ground is more of a circle than an oval. It's long and square.”
“The tree of life is growing where the spirit never dies, and the bright light of salvation shines in dark and empty skies.”
“I've been painting off and on since I was in sixth grade. I don't paint when I'm acting - I'm not really able to split my focus that way. I do it intensely when I'm doing it, but I'm reluctant to take myself too seriously as a painter because that would mean there would be pressure to be better than I am.”

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