In the real world, very smart people fail and mediocre people rise. Part of what makes people fail or succeed are skills that have nothing to do with IQ. Also, the idea that intelligence can be gauged by an IQ test is erroneous.
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In the real world, very smart people fail and mediocre people rise. Part of what makes people fail or succeed are skills that have nothing to do with IQ. Also, the idea that intelligence can be gauged by an IQ test is erroneous.
The dog is very smart. He feels sorry for me because I receive so much mail; that's why he tries to bite the mailman.
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
My first-grade teacher told me I was the dumbest student she ever had. She did me a favor. If she told me I was very smart, I wouldn't have tried to improve.
M: Is he smart I: She yes very smart sees right through me M: In my day we valued blindness rather more
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