It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies. Noam Chomsky
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein
Intellectuals are people who believe that ideas are of more importance than values. That is to say, their own ideas and other people's values. Gerald Brenan
I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry. Randall Jarrell
Intellectuals never sound more foolish than when posing as the last civilised man. Christopher Hitchens
Wise men talk about ideas, intellectuals about facts, and the ordinary man talks about what he eats. Mongolian Proverb