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"It is a question of cubic capacity," said he; "a man with so large a brain must have something in it."
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"I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner."
Impression

"From a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other."
Possibility

"We can't command our love, but we can our actions."
Love

"His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge."
Knowledge

"Sir Walter, with his 61 years of life, although he never wrote a novel until he was over 40, had, fortunately for the world, a longer working career than most of his brethren."
Life

"Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting."
Woman

"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."
Truth

"To a great mind, nothing is little."
Philosophy

"It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal."
Justice

"It was amusing to me to see how the detective's overbearing manner had changed suddenly to that of a child asking questions of its teacher."
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"Covert operations relied on the unguarded slip, the unconscious choosing of one word over another."
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Personal Development

"Before I go on with this short history, let me make a general observation" the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise. This philosophy fitted on to my early adult life, when I saw the improbable, the implausible, often the "impossible," come true."
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"Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent are annoying, especially those who are not intelligent."
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"Smartness without wisdom is stupidity."
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"Every intelligent being, whether it breathes or not, coughs nervously at some time in its life."
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"A researcher that has a brain that functions differently from their peers is at an advantage, as they can see things that the others cannot."
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"Your complete intelligence is designed to experience the fullness of life, not a narrow omission of its best possibilities."
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"Emotionally intelligent people can focus their emotions to improve performance and productivity."
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"Most unintelligent or foolish people do not regard themselves as that, they regard themselves as not-that-intelligent or not-that-wise."
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"None of us is born a genius, it self-ignites within us."
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