When Intellectuals Fight Quotes

#1. We had to go back to the coffeehouse: the Wreck was there. Mel had walked over. Well, I don't know about walked. He had come over without vehicular assistance anyway.

Robin McKinley

#2. I wonder, 'Why did I do that line that way?' And I also constantly think I'm fat and hate my teeth. But I've gotten better over the years. I've started to accept.

Kaley Cuoco

#3. The wars of the twentieth century brought home the fundamental truth that people will fight for their country and unite in its defence, but will seldom fight for their class, even when the intellectuals are egging them on. At

Roger Scruton

#4. Some cynical biographer said to me, Make sure it's a good death. Make sure you're not picking someone who just declined.

Hermione Lee

#5. Rare is the virtue that's not ruled by Fortune,
That stands unshaken even when Fortune flees.

Ovid

#6. Our duty is to preach the gospel to all men ... This is what God expects of us

John Taylor

#7. In a society without security and stability, there are no intellectuals or businessmen or artists. When man is constantly in fight-or-flight mode he is no better than an animal, with no chance for ideas to be nurtured or dreams to be pursued.

Amish Tripathi

#8. Clearly, she hadn't heard of the two words 'social' and 'life'.

Adele Rose

#9. Victory was for those willing to fight and die. Intellectuals could theorize until they sucked their thumbs right off their hands, but in the real world, power still flowed from the barrel of a gun.

Mark Bowden

#10. Sorry, sweetheart," he murmurs, "you're going to learn that sometimes, not being in control is extremely liberating.

K. Bromberg