Quote by Virginia Woolf
There can be no two opinions as to what a highbrow is. He is the m

There can be no two opinions as to what a highbrow is. He is the man or woman of thoroughbred intelligence who rides his mind at a gallop across country in pursuit of an idea. – Virginia Woolf

Other quotes by Virginia Woolf

Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book shown to him by heart, and his friends can only read the title. – Virginia Woolf

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Self
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The truth is, I often like women. I like their unconventionality. I like their completeness. I like their anonymity. – Virginia Woolf

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Truth
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Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size. – Virginia Woolf

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power
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Other Quotes from
Intelligence
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The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset. – John Scarlett

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Intelligence

I mean enormous pressure was brought to bear – Valerie Amos, Lady Amos, went round Africa with people from our intelligence services trying to press them. I had to make sure that we didnt promise a misuse of aid in a way that would be illegal. – Clare Short

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Intelligence

Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social aims in mind: prepare to take on ones share in the worlds work, and perhaps in addition, lend a hand in improving society, after schooling is done. – Jacques Barzun

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Intelligence

Genius always finds itself a century too early. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Intelligence

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A disaster where marble has been substituted for imagination. – Ada Louise Huxtable

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If you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory. – Benjamin Disraeli

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To make the most of your money, I recommend sticking with mutual funds that dont charge a commission when you buy or sell. – Suze Orman

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If I have to lay an egg for my country, Ill do it. – Bob Hope

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