Quotes on Being Smart

I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That's like a free compliment and you don't even gotta be smart to notice it.

I don't know what good it is to know so much and be smart as whips and all if it doesn't make you happy.

The world bursts at the seams with people ready to tell you you're not good enough. On occasion, some may be correct. But do not do their work for them. Seek any job; ask anyone out; pursue any goal. Don't take it personally when they say 'no' - they may not be smart enough to say 'yes.'

It's always better to be wise than to be smart.

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.

I recognize that many physicists are smarter than I am-most of them theoretical physicists. A lot of smart people have gone into theoretical physics, therefore the field is extremely competitive. I console myself with the thought that although they may be smarter and may be deeper thinkers than I am, I have broader interests than they have.

For those who say you're thinking too big... be smart enough not to listen. For those who say the odds are too small ... be dumb enough to give it a shot. And for those who ask, how can you do that?... look them in the eyes and say, I'll figure it out.

I knew his life deserved a chance/But everybody told me to be smart/Look at your career they said/Lauren, baby use your head/But instead I chose to use my heart.

I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.

When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.

Paradoxically, the best way for a group to be smart is for each person in it to think and act as independently as possible.

Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.

I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

A man who correctly guesses a woman`s age may be smart, but he's not very bright.

Creative individuals tend to be smart, yet also naive at the same time... Creative individuals have a combination of playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.

Girls should never be afraid to be smart

The big trouble with dumb bastards is that they are too dumb to believe there is such a thing as being smart.

Don't be smart. Smart is only a polished version of dumb. Try intelligence. It will surely see you through.

You know, there's something heartsick about parties like this. Look at us. We're all pretending to be smart, as if intelligence were the cure for our anguish.