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“This trip inspired me to consider myself a true advocate for wise engineering policy. I am just starting out in my career, and I want to contribute to research of advanced technologies that can change what society considers to be possible in different realms of our lives, from education to transportation.”
Victoria Chibuogu Nneji wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let us speak of Plato, and the picture he paints of people and their inability to rule themselves,” Ampharete began. This drew Heron’s attention from the sea. Mobs often make stupid decisions, on the basis of emotion rather than reason. Do you think Plato is wrong?” “Plato’s view that only the most wise should rule can justify any tyrant or group of tyrant who happen to be in power.”
Paul Levinson (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are a patient and hardworking people. Yet it is wise not to forget the old adage: sometimes even ants, in their own small way, get pissed off.”
Giampaolo Pansa (1935–2020) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Il film noir di martedì 14 dicembre, 11 December 2010.
“Let’s create a friendly environment where they can easily express themselves, we need to go back to that because if we’re saying 1 out of every 6 Nigerian teenagers is depressed, that is huge; these are our future leaders... So, if a child is already dysfunctional, how are you expecting them to be productive, economically, in society, and relationship-wise?”
Maymunah Kadiri wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For wise and thoughtful leadership of the ASA; and for a passionate commitment to promote the practice and profession of statistics for all members of the statistics community.”
Dionne Price wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The third wave of neural networks research began with a breakthrough in 2006. Geoffrey Hinton showed that a kind of neural network called a deep belief network could be efficiently trained using a strategy called greedy layer-wise pretraining (Hinton et al., 2006),”
Ian Goodfellow wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is why as writers we need to give it all, to be open and true. The reader (as a wise traveller) will distinguish between fake and authentic and will only keep on reading if they feel the writers’ is truthful in her story.”
Beatriz Acevedo wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Disrespecting your body and wasting your money with different girls won't get you anywhere in life, I don't know when y'all will be wise, Find yourself 1 girl or 2 girls and settle down highest 3 girls or if you're going through a lot 4 is okay.”
Victor Boniface (born 2000) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My husband and I are committed to serve the people of Ethiopia using our organization; like wise we are committed to support with our capacity OAFLAD and our continent Africa in whatever way you want us”
Roman Tesfaye (born 1968) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: We need to exhaust our every potential of influence to uplift vulnerable group of our society,” H.E.Roman Tesfaye, former First Lady of Ethiopia & CEO of the HRF June 2023
“Maybe it’s wise, maybe it’s not. Sometimes you do really need to secure the bag, but if there’s one thing I want to keep, it’s my integrity.”
Khosi Ngema (born 2000) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Opposition parties will not take over a government while divided. Batswana need united opposition parties. I don’t think it will be wise for any party to move out of the UDC. What is very important is for all the two parties to agree to involve a neutral mediator to help them solve their differences within the UDC. They all need to swallow their pride and look at the bigger picture”
Michael Dingake (1928–2024) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dingake advises warring BNF,BCP (MmegI ( June 3 2022)
“You must be true to yourself. Strong enough to be true to yourself. Brave enough to be strong enough to be true to yourself. Wise enough to be brave enough, to be strong enough to shape yourself from what you actually are.”
Sylvia Ashton-Warner (1908–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cleo's motto seemed to be: Life's tough and that's okay, because life is also fantastic. Love it, live it - but don't be fooled into thinking it's not harsh sometimes. Those who've survived periods of bleakness are often better at savoring good times and wise enough to understand that good times are actually great.”
Helen Brown (author) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People only care how much you know when they know how much you care.” A mentor teacher shared this with me, and it turned out to be both wise and true.”
Rachel Buchanan (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With all that experience, I saw it wise to share my expertise — not just with young athletes, but with anyone willing to train with discipline”
Edwin Soi (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now that I'm a mother, I would probably say, the priority when you're pregnant is to take care of your body. And the rigorous demands of being a beauty queen, of traveling, and meetings here and there might cause a lot of stress for a pregnant woman. So I believe it would be best and wise for her to step down.”
Miriam Quiambao (born 1975) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Now a mom, how would Miriam Quiambao answer her Miss Universe 1999 question?". ABS-CBN. Nov 30, 2024.
“A wise woman once told me every strong woman will be called crazy at some point in her life, it comes with the territory. And she said embrace it. Do not run from it. Claim it. Roar even louder, show some teeth. Only those who are worthy will know how to tame the wild inside you. Stay wild and run with the wolves.”
Kylie Padilla (born 1993) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: . "Kylie Padilla may taong pinatatamaan tungkol sa ‘closed mentality’: I regret having you as a memory…' Bandera. 17 January 2022
“If the Choice is to repudiate the brunt, no storm in the world can stop us. The graph varies generation and culture-wise. For Gen Z and millennial females, the school of thought lies in Women Empowerment.”
Janalynn Castelino (born 1998) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Singer/Songwriter Janalynn Castelino Embarks on A New Musical Chapter With Heartfelt Single ‘Drama’". GirlTalkHQ (October 15, 2024)
“Here I want to prove that it's not just that they'll see, not just my daring, but also the acting wise. The whole movie, the lesson of the movie... everything, he's a package, so to speak.”
Jackie Rice (born 1990) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jackie Rice, naihi sa sobrang kaba sa love scene kay Allen Dizon, hataw tabloid 13 June 2014.
“Such a mercurial ruler could hardly be an inspiration to his people. Wise men do not follow leaders whom they suspect might later reproach them for their loyalty.”
Ian Mortimer (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Come to me, all you that need instruction, and learn in my school.| Why do you admit that you are ignorant and do nothing about it? | Here is what I say: It costs nothing to be wise.”
Ben Sira (301–151 BC) said by 151 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I've just always been that child that spent a lot of time around adults when I was younger...I feel like I am super observant of everything everything around me, and I think that makes me a little wise beyond my years. People say I'm like a 40-year-old in a 17-year-old's body.”
Tate McRae (born 2003) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Studarus, Laura (March 25, 2021). "How Tate McRae Went From Dancing Queen to Singing Star". L'Officiel USA.
“A general good at commanding troops is like one sitting in a leaking boat or lying under a burning roof. For there is no time for the wise to offer counsel nor the brave to be angry. All must come to grips with the enemy. And therefore it is said that of all the dangers in employing troops, timidity is the greatest and that the calamities which overtake an army arise from hesitation.”
Wu Qi (440–381 BC) said by 381 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Wuzi ('The Word of Wu') ch. 2, sec. 2. Translated by Samuel b. Griffith, Sun Tzu: The Art of War (New York: Oxford University Press, 1963) appx. 1, p. 159
“The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.”
Anna Brownell Jameson (1794–1860) said by 1860 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; The wise grows it under his feet.”
James Oppenheim (1882–1932) said by 1932 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Bossi is a wise and prudent leader.”
Sandro Bondi (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We thought ourselves wise in all things,”
Bahram Beyzai (1938–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hurrah for the dredge, with its iron edge, And its mystical triangle, And its hided net with meshes set, Odd fishes to entangle! The ship may rove through the waves above, 'Mid scenes exciting wonder; But braver sights the dredge delights As it roveth the waters under! Chorus. Then a dredging we will go, wise boys! Then a dredging we will go!”
Edward Forbes (1815–1854) first seen 1840 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Dredging Song", signed "By a Member of the Dredging Committee of Section D", st. 1, in The Literary Gazette; and Journal of the Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c., no. 1,242 (7 Nov. 1840), p. 725 [13]. Note: "When …
“Nature is always wise in every part.”
Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow (1781–1829) said by 1829 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For me, writing is like a calling. To be honest, I think it is about the only thing job-wise that I really care about. It’s what I want to do with my life. If it was for the money I would have stopped writing long ago because I hardly earn anything from my publications, especially those published in Uganda. But I love doing it.”
Goretti Kyomuhendo (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But what a mouth of madness did Alfonso the Wise open, when he said openly, that if he bad been of God's counsel at the Creation, some things should have been better made and marshalled! Prodigious blasphemy!”
John Trapp (1601–1669) first seen 1662 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Annotations upon the Old and New Testament (London: R. W., 1662), "A Commentary upon Genesis", ch. 1, p. 14
“Technology-wise, it is like comparing the stone age with the modern age but in terms of artistic perfection, it is almost the same thing.”
Kenneth Okonkwo (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No man is wise enough nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.”
Tunde Bakare (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Adafne” is a book written in the didactic tone of the professor, the angry tone of the patriot who is pained by the sight of his nation’s descent into the morass of tribal politics led by a coalition of ignoramuses and in the loving paternal tone of the wise elder giving advice and counsel to the younger generation.”
Mesfin Woldemariam (1930–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The harvest moon has no innocence, like the slim quarter moon of a spring twilight, nor has it the silver penny brilliance of the moon that looks down upon the resorts of summertime. Wise, ripe, and portly, like an old Bacchus, it waxes night after night.”
Donald C. Peattie (1898–1964) said by 1964 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A tree in its old age is like a bent but mellowed and wise old man; it inspires our respect and tender admiration; it is too noble to need our pity.”
Donald C. Peattie (1898–1964) said by 1964 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
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Marimba Ani wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sing, O Muse, of the man so wary and wise, who in far lands Wandered whenas he had wasted the sacred town of the Trojans.”
Henry Bernard Cotterill (1846–1924) said by 1924 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is wise to learn from other people’s mistakes not from your own.”
Godfrey Sapula (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The maxims of the saints, it must be admitted, have little in common with those of the worldly wise. Even among those who profess to fear and serve God it would be hard to find any who would carry so far their forgetfulness of self and abandonment to providence.”
Antoine Touron (1686–1775) said by 1775 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hopefully, Age-wise, I'll be able to make that. It's just about whether or not I'm playing well enough, so hopefully I am. I've got no inclination to finish up any time soon internationally.”
Finn Russell (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I've settled in very smoothly, easily, quickly, which has been brilliant and rugby-wise we've been playing well. So far, so good. I'm enjoying it”
Finn Russell (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was brought up by women, and strong and wise women continue to inspire me”
Sabata-Mpho Mokae wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Trust Women” doesn’t mean that every woman is wise or good or has magical intuitive powers. It means that no one else can make a better decision, because no one else is living her life, and since she will have to live with that decision, not you, and not the state legislature or the Supreme Court, chances are she is doing her best in a tight spot.”
Katha Pollitt (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He’s a great coach and the way he thinks about the game, especially attack-wise is awesome”
Malcolm Marx (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Really – a year! I said: ‘You can keep it.’ I made a very wise decision. But I was so disappointed.”
Ruud Gullit (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m excited because we’ve been trying to make this work scheduling-wise for so long, so I’m happy it’s finally happening!”
Lori Harvey (born 1997) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am four monkeys. One hangs from a limb, tail-wise, chattering at the earth; another is cramming his belly with cocoanut; the third is up in the top branches, quizzing the sky; and the fourth— he’s chasing another monkey. How many monkeys are you?”
Alfred Kreymborg (1883–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is always wise to look ahead – but difficult to look further than you can see.”
Winston Churchill (disputed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Moderation is the pleasure of the wise.”
Voltaire (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source