My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who...... Quote by "Arthur C. Clarke"

My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence. [Sources and Acknowledgements: Chapter 19]
— Arthur C. Clarke 3001: The Final Odyssey

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I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.
— Arthur C. Clarke

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Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.
— Arthur C. Clarke

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Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.
— Arthur C. Clarke

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I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
— Arthur C. Clarke

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It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
— Arthur C. Clarke

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