Sentence examples for intellectual insecurity from inspiring English sources

Marilyn Monroe bought the Britannica, perhaps to help her deal with her intellectual insecurity.

Which, of course, puts writer's intellectual insecurity somewhat to rest, though it doesn't necessary close the gap.

Perhaps one key to Palin's dislike of the news media is a streak of intellectual insecurity, or a trace of impostor syndrome.

That fed an intellectual insecurity that lingers and nudges him to grasp a bit too lustily at a statistic, or to plunge headlong into the classics.

Zelda's wisdom, natural warmth and good humor are far more appealing than the truculence, emotional fragility and intellectual insecurity of Rachel.

Ellis said recently that he would "rather hang out with Robert Pattinson than Richard Ford", so I ask if he suffers from intellectual insecurity.

But the alternative is to continue the terrible devastation that has befallen so many families and communities: the premature and often violent deaths, the inadequate preparation for an increasingly competitive workplace, the widespread failure to exercise one's intellectual capacity, the insecurity that becomes ingrained from being so long at the bottom of the heap.

Applying the same endearing honesty to personal issues, Woody owns up to her intellectual and physical insecurities with a directness that gives her an advantage over Clifton's evasive academics and makes us want to see what she can do with an assignment that doesn't put her at such a disadvantage.

It seems real intellectuals are posing insecurity to Arvind Kejriwal".

Some suggest that he suffered from insecurity about his intellectual achievements.

He might find in his work a pax Scotorum from all the petty spites, insecurities of origins and intellectual impatience of their trade.