"Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way." ― Marcel Proust Topic(s): Freedom Tags: intellectuals More From Marcel Proust "Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it has neither the cruelties nor the enchantments." "Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey." "Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people come from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness." More In Freedom "If you don’t mind haunting the margins, I think there is more freedom there."― Colin Firth "Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press."― Dennis Prager "We don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone. Freedom is like that. It’s like air. When you have it, you don’t notice it."― Boris Yeltsin