Mother Angelica Quotes

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.

When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect me from The fool as adversary, Whose mind to him a kingdom is Where reason lacks dominion, Who calls conviction prejudice And prejudice opinion.

Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's type of thinking.

The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.

To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.

Large skepticism leads to large understanding. Small skepticism leads to small understanding. No skepticism leads to no understanding.

Intellectuals are too sentimental for me.

Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.

Italians think with their heads.

Some people do not become thinkers simply because their memories are too good.

To be against rationalization is not the same as to be opposed to reasoning.

Bein logical gave me a reason to doubt

We seem to have trouble with [critical thinking]. And our political system doesn't help.

There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out.

I think there are different ways of being rigorous, and I am asking people to be as rigorous in their pleasure as in their criticism.

The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism, pursued to a certain point, bring men back to common sense.

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.

Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers.

Philosophy has to be enquiring; it can take nothing on faith, and its methods are based not on the blind acceptance of authority, but on establishing truths by reason and argument.

Wise men argue causes; fools decide them.

The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself.

Only idiots refuse to change their minds.

Logic has made me hated in the world.

Scientia is knowledge. It is only in the popular mind that it is equated with facts.