"An intellectual may be defined as a man who speaks with general authority about a subject on which he has no particular competence."

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Source : Irving Kristol (1995). “Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

Irving Kristol

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“When you look at the homosexual agenda, I cannot support something that I believe brings nothing but self-destruction, not only physically but of their soul.”

Source : "Virginia candidates for governor square off in prime-time debate", www.foxnews.com. September 25, 2013.
“Women tend to reinvest their proceeds in one another, in their communities, in their children.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“We Have Medicalized Aging, and That Experiment Is Failing Us”

Source : "Atul Gawande: 'We Have Medicalized Aging, and That Experiment Is Failing Us'". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. October 7, 2014.
“Sometimes I mistake this for a universe that cares.”
“Your stew, so long deferred, stands finally extra causas. Greet it as your fellow creature. It is as deliciously unnecessary as you are.”
“The public health authorities never mention the main reason many Americans have for smoking heavily, which is that smoking is a fairly sure, fairly honorable form of suicide.”
“I was been raised to believe I was an artist. I believed what my parents said and fulfilled it, like a prophecy.”
“By God's design, I believe our hearts and minds are shaped by Story. It's how we learn. It's how we make sense of the world. Characters, situations, moral consequences are all around us.”

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