Intellectual Quotes

1909 Intellectual quotes by 1296 unique authors

if we were forced to choose just one, there would be no way to deny that Judaism is the most important intellectual development in human… — David Gelernter
I consider the differences between man and animals in propensities, feelings, and intellectual faculties, to be the result of the same cause as that which… — Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet
One can remain alive ... if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity interested in big things and happy in small ways. — Edith Wharton
Novelists are perhaps the last people in the world to be entrusted with opinions. The nature of a novel is that it has no opinions,… — Anthony Burgess
Man was born to be rich, or grow rich by use of his faculties, by the union of thought with nature. Property is an intellectual… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Strenuous intellectual work and the study of God's Nature are the angels that will lead me through all the troubles of this life with consolation,… — Albert Einstein
I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop the theory of relativity. The reason, I think, is that… — Albert Einstein
The satisfaction of physical needs is indeed the indispensable pre-condition of a satisfactory existence, but in itself it is not enough. In order to be… — Albert Einstein
This is a landmark work in the history of African American studies and American intellectual history. Writing with verve, Jackson brings to life a large… — Unknown Author
Instead of responding to these attacks with a vigorous intellectual counterpunch, many believers grew suspicious of intellectual issues altogether. To be sure, Christians must rely… — J.P. Moreland
I have long been aware that when an independent intellectual stands up to an autocratic state, step one toward freedom is often a step into… — Liu Xia
There was a time when intellectual meant someone who uses reason and intellect. Today, people who call themselves intellectuals are in a form of mental… — Bill Whittle
I think I have an inner confidence that my tastes are pretty simple, that what I find funny finds a wide audience. I'm not particularly… — Rowan Atkinson
There is a lot lacking on the intellectual side and on the values side when being an actor. — Natalie Portman
I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that — Portia de Rossi
It's a lot of anti-gay, racist humorâ€”which people like in Americaâ€”all couched in 'I'm telling it like it is.' He's in the right place at… — David Cross
We are all racing towards death. No matter how many great, intellectual conclusions we draw during our lives, we know they're all only man-made, like… — John Hurt
When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more my religion than any other because I was brought up… — Uma Thurman
Cynicism is only intellectual sloth. — Henry Rollins
I will never do nudity. I don't care how dark and intellectual the role could be, you know...I don't care if I frickin' could get… — Jessica Simpson

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