Intellectuals are not defined according to the jobs they do, but by the manner in which they act, the way they see themselves, and the values that they uphold.

Quote by Frank Furedi

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Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has...

Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has...

We really want to see how the idea of an intellectual action movie is received...

We really want to see how the idea of an intellectual action movie is received...

An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard...

An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard...

Music, I feel, must be emotional first and intellectual second.

Music, I feel, must be emotional first and intellectual second.

It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves hinking people respond automatically to...

It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves hinking people respond automatically to...

There's always something suspect about an intellectual on the winning side.

There's always something suspect about an intellectual on the winning side.

An intellectual is a man who doesn't know how to park a bike.

An intellectual is a man who doesn't know how to park a bike.

The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by...

The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by...

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point...

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point...

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had...

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had...

An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than...

An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than...

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could...

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could...

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.

We have too many intellectuals who are afraid to use the pistol of common sense.

We have too many intellectuals who are afraid to use the pistol of common sense.

Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I...

Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I...

Don't ever let anybody teach you to think; it is the curse of the world.

Don't ever let anybody teach you to think; it is the curse of the world.

An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex.

An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex.