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Intellectual Quotes

Most Famous Intellectual Quotes of All Time!

Good intellectual work, this collection suggests, often comes bundled with a certain self-regard - an honest admission rather than a boast. Elsewhere, the distinction between physical courage and intellectual courage gets drawn sharply, a nuance worth sitting with alongside our Thought collection.

If anything, Brown is more oriented towards the other side of the Atlantic than Blair. Most of his reforming ideas and intellectual influences seem to come from the United States, and in a recent speech he went to great lengths...

Quotes by Martin Jacques

At heart, Pearson is in the intellectual property business, be it through publishing books or the 'Financial Times'.

Quotes by Marjorie Scardino

A lot of Christian extremism has done a great deal to discredit religion; the main religious traditions have abandoned their own intellectual cultures so drastically that no one has any sense of it other than the fringe.

Quotes by Marilynne Robinson

What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.

Quotes by Manuel Puig

The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of using fantasy, of being subjective.

Quotes by Manuel Puig

All this is applicable to the intellectual faculties of man. There is a considerable difference between one person and another as regards these faculties, as is well known to philosophers.

Quotes by Maimonides

It will be sufficient to point to the enormous burdens which armaments place on the economic, social, and intellectual resources of a nation, as well as on its budget and taxes.

Quotes by Ludwig Quidde

I think we have the wrong notion of commercial and intellectual or artistic film. Because all films are commercial.

Quotes by Luc Besson

The intellectual is a middle-class product; if he is not born into the class he must soon insert himself into it, in order to exist. He is the fine nervous flower of the bourgeoisie.

Quotes by Louise Bogan

The most significant moment in the course of intellectual development, which gives birth to the purely human forms of practical and abstract intelligence, occurs when speech and practical activity, two previously completely independent lines of development, converge.

Quotes by Lev Vygotsky

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.

Leonardo da Vinci

I'm quite intellectual. I read a lot and I'm very politically aware.

Quotes by Leo Sayer

I don't read enough books, so I guess I'm pretty shallow. I'm a lot into the physical. With me, first attraction is never intellectual.

Quotes by Lenny Bruce

Americans have been selling this view around the world: that progress comes from perfect protection of intellectual property.

Quotes by Lawrence Lessig

For a man with an impressive educational C.V., Ben Carson makes a lot of intellectual missteps.

Quotes by Lawrence M. Krauss

But ultimately what I was impressed by during my years in government was how much the intellectual climate and the prevailing intellectual notions constrained and represented the universe within which the discourse took place.

Quotes by Lawrence Summers

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were gay, just for starters. They didn't have a name for it, but their primary affections and intellectual attractions were all for other men.

Quotes by Larry Kramer

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

Quotes by Lana Wachowski

The work environment is very important in determining how enjoyable work is. It is very important to work with smart guys who have a superior level of intellectual bandwidth and still have softer skills as well.

Quotes by Kumar Mangalam Birla

Irrespective of its size, Greece, with its intellectual heritage and the brilliance of Hellenism, together with the liveliness of its people, can contribute politically, morally and culturally to the realisation of the idea of a united Europe.

Quotes by Konstantinos Karamanlis

Frequently Asked Questions

What's covered in this Intellectual quotes collection?
It's a mix - one quote pokes at the self-importance often found in serious intellectual work, another separates physical courage from intellectual courage, and a third argues design shouldn't be treated as a purely intellectual exercise at all.
Why do people search for intellectual-themed quotes?
People often want language for ideas that go beyond surface-level thinking, something with real Depth, whether they're writing an essay or just want a smarter caption.
What's the point of describing design as neither a purely mental nor a purely hands-on pursuit?
It argues design shouldn't be boxed into pure theory or pure craftsmanship - the quote frames it instead as simply woven into daily existence, something everyone needs rather than a specialist's domain.
Is there a legal or economic side to this collection?
Yes - one quote touches on protecting intellectual property from counterfeiting, showing the theme here isn't only abstract thought but also ownership of ideas and work.
How can I use these intellectual quotes?
They suit captions for academic or creative posts, or as a way to separate Thought-driven work from more instinctive or Emotion-led work when describing your own process.

There's also a case made for design as simply part of ordinary life rather than a lofty intellectual pursuit, and a nod to protecting original ideas and inventions in global trade. For more on how thinking shapes identity, see our Identity quotes.