Intellectually_inclined Mugs

'Just because no one understands you doesn't mean you're a genius.'

Miss America IQ Pageant

Paul Ree

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

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

The Book Lover

"Sigh...Another sherry Harold...Go team ect."

"Now that was post-modern sex."

Downloads.

Philosopher trading cards.

"Isn't there an app for this?"

Assertiveness

"Nicole’s parents celebrated her curious mind, even in those moments when it really depressed them."

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

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

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

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

"O.K. What part of 'malignant regression and pathogenic reintrojection as a defense against psychic decompensation' don't you understand?"

"The key to success is knowing what people want. Too bad it isn't knowing what people don't want."

Lost and Profound.

'He's into Proust as only a child can be.'

Capital

"Thank God you're here. Walter has been Barry Manilowing us to death."

"I've replaced all the workers with machines, but now I crave human interaction!"

"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?"

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

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

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

'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.'

"Before we discuss your loan, Mr Carlson, perhaps you'd like to spend a few moments with out bank chaplain."

Toni Morrison

Books: Self-Improvement Just keeping up with Joneses.

Philosophers On Strike

Soren Kierkegaard