#intellectual

All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called "Facts". They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain. ↗

— Thomas Hobbes

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Many people have observed that truth is stranger than fiction. This has led some intellectuals to conclude that it's stranger than non-fiction as well. ↗

— Brad Holland

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Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. ↗

— John Adams

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Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to get to Spain and were accustomed to travelling, whereas very few workers had left British shores. ↗

— Bill Alexander

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Christ had given the apostles a world-wide commission, embracing all the nations; but intellectually they did not understand what He meant. They found that out as they followed the impulse of the Spirit. ↗

— Roland Allen

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Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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Everybody has values. Now, you know it may be formed in a secular setting, it may be formed in an intellectual setting, but everybody comes forward with values. ↗

— Sam Brownback

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Punk rock really came out of N.Y. as a philosophy before the groups were ever recorded. I had a kind-of intellectual interest in the idea of creating a new scene that could be a grassroots thing. ↗

— Greg Ginn

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I've always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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What a revolting contrast exists in England between the slavery of women and the intellectual superiority of women writers. ↗

— Flora Tristan

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