Intellectually_inclined Mugs

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

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

Paul Ree

Miss America IQ Pageant

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

"Now that was post-modern sex."

The Book Lover

Downloads.

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

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?'

"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?'

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

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

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

Lost and Profound.

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

Capital

Jacques Lacan

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

'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.'

"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?"

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

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

"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. . .'

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

Toni Morrison

George Santayana

Books: Self-Improvement Just keeping up with Joneses.

Philosophers On Strike