Sentence examples for quickness of mind from inspiring English sources

"Her quickness of mind was like a hiss, a dart, a lethal bite".

Even if you're not interested in flowers, such was Spry's sure, clear vision, irrepressible liveliness, quickness of mind and humanity, that flowers are neither here nor there.

Although she "gave off an odour of wildness", her "quickness of mind", Elena tells us, was remarkable – like "a hiss, a dart, a lethal bite".

In contrast to such Asian religions, groups whose dominant cultural orientation is pragmatic and this-worldly, such as the Yurok, often equate the state of purity with vigour and quickness of mind and body.

As Jane battles against her bullying Aunt Reed, her jagged, sideways jump, her bullishly lowered head, her pummelling fists convey not only her volcanic temper but also her quickness of mind.

If the audio were to conk out for 27 minutes, as in the Ford-Carter debate, Jim Lehrer might even have the quickness of mind to suggest the men at the lecterns take a load off their feet.

His vivacity, quickness of judgement, and swift indignation at any hint of injustice sometimes occasioned collisions between him and slower minds: but no man was more generous in seeking reconciliation.

Executed in this way, they inculcate discipline and develop quickness of brain and movement..."...

Or his rapid, cursive drawing, with its scribbly paroxysms and flourishes, for a quickness and lightness of mind as well as eye.

His combination with fly-half Quade Cooper can be electric, and the pair often leave defenders grasping at air because of the quickness of both their mind and feet.

Partly because of the quickness of the publication of the new book, he does not yet have another story in mind.