Accepting Quote by John Dewey

“a tendency for people to view their own beliefs as reality.”

— Peter H. Diamandis

Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own social well-being.

— Criss Jami

“It is so much easier to throw oneself into social and political activity than to understand life as a whole; to be associated with…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“The masses have not always felt themselves to be frustrated and exploited. But the intellectuals that formulated their views for them have always told…

— Joseph Alois Schumpeter

“In every domain, from business and politics to science and art, the people who move the world forward with original ideas are rarely paragons…

— Adam M. Grant

“The long tradition of naiveté and self-righteousness that disfigures our intellectual history, however, must serve as a warning to the third world, if such…

— Noam Chomsky

“Unlike the masses, intellectuals have a taste for rationality and interest in facts. Their critical habit of mind makes them resistant to the kind…

— Aldous Huxley

“At the same time, it has to be recognized that the conditions for this objectivity are not easily won. They cannot rely on the…

— Michael F.D. Young

“Some smart people may not believe themselves better than their peers but simply struggle to understand them and fit into their world. A history…

— Ruby Lionsdrake

What I've found in my research is that realism and self-honesty are the antidote to ego, hubris, and delusion.

— Ryan Holiday

Most social acts have to be understood in their setting, and lose meaning if isolated. No error in thinking about social facts is more…

— Solomon Asch

“The irony of today's human being is that they believe that their ideas, believes, values, or actions which are also endorsed by like-minded brain-free…

— personal