Intellectuals Quotes

253 Intellectuals quotes by 197 unique authors

Intellectuals are good at seeing the big picture. But they are not so good at process. — Michael Ignatieff
Those close to Mr. Obama say he grows irritated at being misunderstood - not just by opponents who insinuate that he caters to African-Americans, but… — Jodi Kantor
I like being surrounded by students and intellectuals. — Louis Garrel
Public intellectuals are often put in the position of having their words, no matter how off-the-cuff, treated as doctrine. — Roxane Gay
Futurism: This was a movement of intellectuals who wanted to replace tradition with the modern world of machinery, speed, violence, and public relations. It proves… — Brad Holland
Certainly the party counts a considerable number of intellectuals among its members, but I am by no means disposed to apologise for that. — Harry Oppenheimer
After learning the language and culture of the Chinese people, these Jesuits began to establish contacts with the young intellectuals of the country. — Hu Shih
When you have a foreign invasion - in this case by the Indonesian army - writers, intellectuals, newspapers and magazines are the first targets of… — Antonio Tabucchi
We really want to see how the idea of an intellectual action movie is received by the world. — Lana Wachowski
There is a gulf between the Arab peoples and Arab intellectuals. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
Intellectuals are too sentimental for me. — Margaret Anderson
Visit a typical science classroom and you will discover far more than empirical facts being taught. The dominant worldview among scientific intellectuals is evolutionary naturalism,… — Nancy Pearcey
The mysteries of creation are marvelous. When two persons meet at any time or place, the differences between them are patent. Their forms and manners… — Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Don't ever let anybody teach you to think; it is the curse of the world. — Theodore White
It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves thinking people respond automatically to words the way Pavlov's dog was conditioned to respond to… — Thomas Sowell
An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex. — Aldous Huxley
An intelligent person is open-minded enough to thoughtfully consider an idea, even if they do not immediately agree with it. — Melchor Lim
Your intellect and reasoning are compromised if you are not open-minded. — Melchor Lim
The distinction between pseudo-intellectual and intellectual consists in the lack of bases of pseudo-intellectuals theses, presence of dogma and authority, and pseudo-intellectuals play on compound… — Ilkin Santak
Intellectuals, who go after the crowd - have never been intellectuals. Intellectuals should either lead the crowd after themselves, or completely isolate themselves from the… — Ilkin Santak
Pseudo-intellectuals differ from real intellectuals in that they make bubbles of complex phrases. — Ilkin Santak
There are basically two types of people - Heart driven (Emotionals), Mind driven(Intellectuals) and there is one more category of people - Mind and heart… — Melchor Lim
Until thought is linked with a purpose, there is no intelligent accomplishment! — James Allen
The world is your kaleidoscope,and the varying combinations of colors which at every moment it presents to you, are the exquisitely adjusted pictures of your… — James Allen
Whether a person's aim purpose is worldly or spiritual, the method to achieve it is the same..training your mind and focusing on your ideal! — Simi Ngr

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