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"Absurdity is the ecstasy of intellectualism."
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"Nothing will be impossible for the one who reads."
"A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect."
"Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets."
"Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions."
"My quest and passionate curiosity are the basis for my love for scientific adventure."
"Never assume you know it all. Ask questions."
"A mugwump is a person educated beyond his intellect."
"The higher the voice the smaller the intellect."
"Certainly the party counts a considerable number of intellectuals among its members, but I am by no means disposed to apologise for that."
"Futurism: This was a movement of intellectuals who wanted to replace tradition with the modern world of machinery, speed, violence, and public relations. It proves that we should be careful what intellectuals wish for, because we might get it."
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"I feel as though whenever I create something, my Mr. Hyde wakes up in the middle of the night and starts thrashing it. I sometimes love it the next morning, but other times it is an abomination."
"There are those who feel that the world is ultimately moving closer to Truth and to prosperity as the times evolve; then there are those who feel that it is ultimately moving farther away from Truth and into self-destruction. From this, and if it were really that simplistic, one might get the impression that life gravitates slightly into two types of people whom which are diametrically opposed in spirit."
"Unprovoked hostility is often but displaced self-defense: 'I must stop him before he stops me.' In many of such environments, nobody is really hateful so much as they are just fearful."
"If only we were all better educated. If then, higher education would at last be a journey for skill and knowledge rather than for power and status."
"Christ delves far beyond the means of superficiality, not simply because of his immaculate love, but also because he considers the distinct cases of each individual rather than withholding a broadened perception by use of stereotypes."
"Heroic ambition seemed to have been the cause of much of the world's pain then - quite like it is now. No villain ever saw himself a villain: he only saw himself a hero, and this goes just as no hero ever saw himself a hero: he simply did what he had to do. No true hero initially sets out with intentions of being deemed a hero."
"Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated."
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