Scholar Quotes

426 quotes by 337 authors

Not everyone realises that to write a really good piece of journalism is at least as demanding intellectually as the achievement of any scholar. — Max Weber
...a man estimable for his learning, amiable for his life, and venerable for his piety. Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his… — Samuel Johnson
A people of scholars, if they are physically degenerate, weak-willed and cowardly pacifists, will not storm the heavens, indeed, they will not be able to… — Adolf Hitler
At all periods of the [English] language it is difficult to assign a beginning date to most new words and meanings. They tend to slip… — Robert Burchfield
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men. — Xunzi
If I were to adopt pure mechanism as a philosophy, there would be no way I could choose to be a scholar. — Kenneth Lee Pike
If the scholar feels that he must know everything about any topic, he is in trouble - and will not publish with a clear conscience. — Kenneth Lee Pike
Personally I discovered that you could go through the academy as a young scholar, come out, and almost immediately have an impact on the academic… — Bernice Johnson Reagon
I'm a reporter. I'm not a scholar. — Peter Jennings
Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history. — Mary Douglas
Harvard is first and foremost a university and not a consulting operation, and our job here is to teach and to research and to create… — William C. Kirby
I earn - I'm not - I don't want to claim I'm a scholar of great stature, but I have made a certain reputation for… — Norman Finkelstein
Founded when Abraham Lincoln believed education could lead the nation out of its darkest days, Ohio State now provides a powerful platform of interdisciplinary academic… — Gordon Gee
Scholars and historians have dubbed the last 100 years the American Century, and I think there can be little doubt that the Council on Foreign… — Spencer Abraham
Seneca brings vividly before us a picture of the various scholars assembled in a school of the philosophers. — Frederic Farrar
Over the years my mom has become a self-taught Biblical scholar. — Kathie Lee Gifford
The (Supreme Court) ruling that anyone who's arrested -- even accidentally -- can be strip-searched was decided five to four, with the votes for the… — Jon Stewart
Once a sage asked why scholars always flock to the doors of the rich, whilst the rich are not inclined to call at the doors… — Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
That historian or scholar who delights in pointing out the weaknesses and frailties of present or past leaders destroys faith. A destroyer of faith â€”… — Boyd K. Packer
It is worthwhile adding that the power of the poem to teach not only sensibilities and the subtle movements of the spirit but knowledge, real… — Guy Davenport

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