Anti-intellectualism Quote by E. Ravago

“Worship your intellect, being seen as smart—you will end up feeling stupid, a fraud, always on the verge of being found out.”

— James K.A. Smith

“Our society promotes cleverness instead of wisdom, and celebrates the most superficial, harsh, and least useful aspects of our intelligence.”

— Sogyal Rinpoche

“If human foolishness had been as carefully nurtured and cultivated as intelligence has been for centuries, perhaps it would have turned into something extremely…

— Yevgeny Zamyatin

“In pursuit of happiness, smart people often end up dumbing down themselves.”

— Erol Ozan

“There is no sincere stupidity that doesn't create, eventually, its own rationale, conduct, operating procedures, its own critical formulae whereby it may be, in…

— Gilbert Sorrentino

“I am saddened by the modern system of advertising. Whatever evidence it offers of enterprise, ingenuity, impudence, and resource in certain individuals, it proves…

— Joseph Conrad

“Intelligence is often worshiped, even when that intelligence allows unfathomable injustice and suffering to occur under its smart watch.”

— Bryant McGill

“Smart is overrated. Most of the harm done in this world is done by people who fancy themselves smart. And they are—book smart. But…

— Catherine Ryan Hyde

“Lots of people are concerned with looking intelligent that they themselves look fools for it.”

— Veronica Roth

Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

— Stephen Leacock

“Regardless of your political orientation, if you are reasonably intelligent, you should strongly resent being manipulated. Guileful scoundrels in business, government, and media smugly…

— Joseph Befumo

“Smart people have the privilege of acting stupid when they please to do so. Unfortunately stupid people do not have the capability of acting…

— Kenneth G. Ortiz