"Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine."

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"Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I found very few real intellectuals in America. But there are so many pseudo-intellectuals."

Douglas Sirk, German Director

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"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."

Brad Holland, American Artist

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"Only those who know the supremacy of the intellectual life-the life which has a seed of ennobling thought and purpose within it-can understand the grief of one who falls from that serene activity into the absorbing soul-wasting struggle with worldly annoyances."

George Eliot, British Author

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"I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect."

Temple Grandin, American Educator

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"Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets."

Guru Nanak, Indian Philosopher

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"The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect."

Paul Valery, French Poet

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"Never believe all that you hear. Always verify the original source of information."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Irony is the hygiene of the mind."

Elizabeth Bibesco, British Poet

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"Will and intellect are one and the same thing."

Baruch Spinoza, Dutch Philosopher

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"The higher the voice the smaller the intellect."

Ernest Newman, English Critic

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"Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I found very few real intellectuals in America. But there are so many pseudo-intellectuals."

"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."

"Only those who know the supremacy of the intellectual life-the life which has a seed of ennobling thought and purpose within it-can understand the grief of one who falls from that serene activity into the absorbing soul-wasting struggle with worldly annoyances."

"I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect."

"Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets."

"The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect."

"Never believe all that you hear. Always verify the original source of information."

"Irony is the hygiene of the mind."

"Will and intellect are one and the same thing."

"The higher the voice the smaller the intellect."

Explore more quotes by Fran Lebowitz

"I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not."

"Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add."

"When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough."

"Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back."

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"There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior."