Intellectual Discourse Pillows

Erasmus

'...But enough about me - what are your philosophical underpinnings?'

Listening to Noam Chomsky

5pm Happy Hour. 6pm discussion: what is true happiness?

Paul Ree

Miss America IQ Pageant

“Who’s a good boy that doesn’t feel obliged to prove it by holding too many interesting literary and social opinions?”

The Government's Got Your Back. And Wants Your Front As Well.

"I understand the revisionists are hot on your trail, Professor Delauney."

"I have good news and bad news about your cat, Dr Schrodinger..."

"Tell me, Chuck, is barbarism the natural state of mankind, and will it ultimately triumph?"

"Now that was post-modern sex."

"So, what are you reading?"

Assertiveness

'What do you mean 'theoretically'? Everything we do is theoretical.'

'No, you weren't there. But in your expert opinion as a certified brainiac, do you think he did it?'

"You have an air of Camille Paglia about you."

Science Snobs

"The problem is you say Nietzsche and expect everything to be just peachy."

'Between you and me Wizard, is it true that you intellectuals have pointed heads?'

Lost and Profound.

'As soon as I mention Nietzsche - stop serving me, okay.'

'Today's sermon is on Eve and Adam....'

Hi, I work at the admissions office of the local university. If you could change the world in three days, what would you do?

"You're terrific, Katia. You think like 'The New York Review of Books' and look like 'Vogue.'"

"Is it just me, or do these sculptural forms of light and shadow make you think about the ephemeral nature of life, the spirituality of the moment eclipsing our futile quest for cheese?"

Vladimir Nabokov

'Thoreau had his Walden Pond, C.J. has his water cooler.'

''Et cetera' implies that you know much more than you really do. . .'

"Let's just drop it, Andrew, and leave it to future historians to decide which of us was right."

'My thanks go first to the Nobel Committee for this great honor, and to my son who encouraged me to keep my mind agile with word games, and puzzles.'

'Even if you do, never admit that you know everything.'

Toni Morrison