Creative Quote by Mary Pratt

Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.

— Imre Lakatos

“Do not be afraid of the word 'theory'. Yes, it can sound dauntingly abstract at times, and in the hands of some writers can…

— Richard Howells

The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual as in the physical world. A theory is a species of thinking, and its…

— Thomas Huxley

A theory of creativity is actually just a metaphor. A pool of ideas, a well of memories, a voice.

— Jane Smiley

Before going back to college, i knew i didn't want to be an intellectual, spending my life in books and libraries without knowing what…

— Assata Shakur

The important question is whether [a theory] is true, not whether envisioning an alternative is too intellectually painful to bear.

— J. D. Trout

Theorists tend to peak at an early age; the creative juices tend to gush very early and start drying up past the age of…

— Leon M. Lederman

I'm not an intellectual, I'm just a writer.

— Vanna Bonta

I really don't like art where you need to know so much theory to understand. If the theory is removed, it doesn't do anything.…

— Marina Abramovic

One must treat theory-in-use as both a psychological certainty and an intellectual hypothesis.

— Chris Argyris

The intellectual is an individual with a specific public role in society that cannot be reduced simply to . . a faceless professional.

— Noam Chomsky

I never read theory. I think that was to my benefit.

— Nan Goldin