"The intellectual is someone who is always in search of the truth, even if it is uncomfortable."

"All cultures are hybrid, mixed, heterogeneous, extraordinarily differentiated, and unmonolithic."

"To play music well, you need to strike a balance between your head, your heart, and your stomach. And if one of the three is not there or is there in too strong a dose, you cannot use it. What better …"

"The intellectual's responsibility is to be conscious of the political and social implications of his or her work."

"The intellectual's role is to be an amateur, someone who considers that what he does is not a way of making a living but is an activity that takes place during free time."