“What the intellectual craves above all else is to be taken seriously, to be treated as a decisive force in shaping history. He is far more at home in a society that weighs his every word and keeps close watch on his attitudes then in a society that cares not what he says or does. He would rather be persecuted than ignored.” DoeHomeCareForceAttitudeWatchesTakenSocietyIntellectualTreatedIgnoredCravePersecuted Author:Eric Hoffer
“Whatever strengthens our local attachments is favorable both to individual and national character, our home, our birthplace, our native land. Think for a while what the virtues are which arise out of the feelings connected with these words, and if you have any intellectual eyes, you will then perceive the connection between topography and patriotism.” IfsThinkingCharacterFeelingsHomeEyeIndividualVirtueLandIntellectualConnectionsConnectedAriseLocalsPerceiveNativeAttachmentNative LandBirthplaceTopographyBirth Place Book:The Doctor, &c Source: The Doctor, &c
“[On being asked how many Mrs. Thatchers there were:] Oh, three at least. There is the intellectual one, the intuitive one and the one at home.” HomeThreeIntellectualIntuitiveMrs Thatcher Author:Margaret Thatcher
“Recently while browsing in a secondhand bookstore I bought a paperback copy of The Intellectual and the City, but I was unable to read it. When I got home I discovered that the original owner had highlighted the entire book - literally. Every line on every page had been drawn through with a bright green Magic Marker. It was a terrifying example of a mind that had lost all power of discrimination.” MindBookHomeLostLinesCitiesMagicExamplePagesIntellectualOriginalsGreenDiscriminationOwnersCopiesBookstoresMarkersBrowsing Book:Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye Source: Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye