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Intelligent Quotes

On sharp minds, informed publics, and what intelligence really needs.

Several lines link good policy to an informed public, arguing that healthy debate depends on citizens who think critically. Read more in our Being quotes.

It was my first straight dramatic role, and the most adult, intelligent one I have ever played.

Quotes by June Allyson

There are exciting, intelligent, fat people - and exciting, intelligent, thin people.

Quotes by Julie Burchill

I don't want to be too harsh, but there's very little evidence for 'intelligent design' or any sort of creator.

Quotes by Jose Gonzalez

We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing of a woman; but in neither case is it usually appropriate, clearly for very different reasons.

Quotes by Jose Bergamin

Why can't we, with a more intelligent policy, actually have houses that are affordable, built at higher densities than they are at the moment and built on brownfield sites.

Quotes by John Prescott

Even good opinions are worth very little unless we hold them in the broad, intelligent, and spacious way.

Quotes by John Morley

I wonder why I keep playing such intelligent people?

Quotes by John Glover

I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.

Quotes by Johannes Kepler

That was sort of the 'Second City' approach, which was try to be intelligent and assume your audience is intelligent. We were influenced by 'Monty Python,' too, which would have philosophers in a wrestling match.

Quotes by Joe Flaherty

A researcher has to be able to identify key points and suggest intelligent questions.

Quotes by Jo Swinson

I'm an intelligent man but I don't feel I articulate or get that across nearly enough, especially in social situations.

Quotes by Jeremy Kyle

Immigrants are not the main threat to the industrialized world's workforce: robots are - or, rather, artificially intelligent robots are.

Quotes by Jens Martin Skibsted

I started out with V Shantaram. But my favourite director has been Gulzar, with whom I did intelligent cinema in movies like 'Khushboo,' 'Kinara' and 'Parichay.'

Quotes by Jeetendra

Logical activity is not the whole of intelligence. One can be intelligent without being particularly logical.

Quotes by Jean Piaget

'Family Secrets' is thought provoking, well written, and remorselessly intelligent.

Quotes by Jane Ridley

I don't like talking about 'solutions.' I prefer talking about intelligent responses.

Quotes by James Howard Kunstler

Hogs and pigs are very intelligent.

Quotes by Jack Hanna

I yearn to make a really good, intelligent movie before I die: I don't completely rule out the possibility, but in Hollywood, I'm not bankable.

Quotes by Harriet Walter

The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary judgment himself.

Quotes by Han Fei

We are going to have to have different ethics for different artificially intelligent machines. You obviously want a different set of ethics for a military artificially intelligent machine or robot than you have for a care-taking robot.

Quotes by Gray Scott

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'intelligent' mean across this collection?
It covers both individual traits and collective ones — a call for an intelligent public to support an intelligent foreign policy in a democracy, alongside a personal claim about a whole generation being intelligent.
Is there a quote connecting intelligence to conversation?
Yes, one speaker says they're averse to incompetency and need mentally stimulating people and intelligent conversations — framing intelligence as something sought out socially, not just measured academically.
Why do people search for intelligent quotes?
They're a way to compliment someone's thinking, argue for smarter public discourse, or defend a group often underestimated. See related identity angles in Being quotes.
Does the collection touch on politics or policy?
One quote argues that an intelligent foreign policy requires an intelligent public because of how democracy works — presented as a general observation about the relationship between citizens and government, not a comment on any specific policy.
Is there anything lighter in this collection?
Yes — one line simply credits sci-fi fans as incredibly intelligent, a warmer, more affectionate use of the word than the political or philosophical lines nearby.

Others push back on stereotypes, defending communities like sci-fi fans as sharper than they're given credit for. Explore Design quotes for related themes.