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Intellectual Quotes by Sam Harris
- When considering the truth of a proposition, one is either engaged in an honest appraisal of the evidence and logical arguments, or one isn't. Religion…
- According to the most common interpretation of biblical prophecy, Jesus will return only after things have gone horribly awry. Imagine the consequences if any significant…
- In the year 2006, a person can have sufficient intellectual and material resources to build a nuclear bomb and still believe that he will get…
- We will see that the greatest problem confronting civilization is not merely religious extremism: rather, it is the larger set of cultural and intellectual accommodations…
- The core of science is not a mathematical modeling--it is intellectual honesty. It is a willingness to have our certainties about the world constrained by…
More Intellectual Quotes
- It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest… — David Attenborough
- Indian religion has always felt that since the minds, the temperaments and the intellectual affinities of men are unlimited in their variety,… — Sri Aurobindo
- Strategic thinkers were naturally rattled to find this outsider fooling around with their work. They had been thinking strategically when Reagan was… — Russell Baker
- Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world,… — Honore de Balzac
- The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers. — Benjamin Banneker
- Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. — John Adams
- Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent… — Georges Bataille
- It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them. — Pierre Beaumarchais
- My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7. — David Beckham
- The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next. — Henry Ward Beecher
- In the old days, you would have one lawyer to handle everything: speeding tickets, buying a house, contracts, litigation, real estate, copyrights,… — James Belushi
- It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation. — Roberto Benigni