Quotes about Smart People

Wherever smart people work, doors are unlocked. Votes: 6

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you. Votes: 6

It's really wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people. Votes: 6

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. Votes: 6

Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box. Votes: 6

I think smart is sexy. I like smart people. People that are comfortable with themselves I think is very sexy. My cat is really sexy. Votes: 6

I think there ought to be some serious discussion by smart people, really smart people, about whether or not proliferation of things like The Smoking Gun and TMZ and YouTube and the whole celebrity culture is healthy. Votes: 6

I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things? Votes: 6

I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it's like climbing a mountain or building a building. It's a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself. Votes: 6

Obscenities... I think a lot of dumb people do it because they can't think of what they want to say and they're frustrated. A lot of smart people do it to pretend they aren't very smart - want to be just one of the boys. Votes: 6

Out-of-control emotions can make smart people stupid. Votes: 4

I have surrounded myself with very smart people. Votes: 4

You can tell how smart people are by what they laugh at. Votes: 4

Only dumb people try to impress smart people. Smart people just do what they do. Votes: 4

If your work is so smart that only smart people get it, it's not that smart. Votes: 4

Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others. Votes: 4

Smart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons. Votes: 4

I'm a meathead, man. You've got smart people, and you've got dumb people. I just happen to be dumb. Votes: 4

When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that's when really smart people start doing really stupid things. Votes: 4

In Europe they call geeks 'smart people,' and frankly I think we live in a culture that doesn't value intelligence enough; so I am very proud in saying that I am a geek. Votes: 4

I always enjoy coming to Israel. Israelis are warm, they're energetic people. Forthright. Very smart. I always like smart people. They're nice people, you know. Aggressive, and I respect that aggressiveness because you need it in their situation. Votes: 4

Well, that's why smart people get tripped up with worry and fear. Worry...fear...is just a misuse of the creative imagination that has been placed in each of us. Because we are smart and creative, we imagine all the things that could happen, that might happen, that will happen if this or that happens. See what I mean? Votes: 4

For a long time it puzzled me how something so expensive, so leading edge, could be so useless. And then it occurred to me that a computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are, in short, a perfect match. Votes: 4

The smart people who are straight are involved in simply the media management of what has turned into a slow apocalypse, spreading starvation, exacerbated class differences, toxified agriculture, so forth and so on. I don't believe the Establishment thinks there are solutions. Their policy is basically the management of panic, which is hardly a forward moving approach to the adventure of human civilization. Votes: 4

I'm smart enough to know to work with smart people. Votes: 2

Usually the wacky people have the breakthroughs. The 'smart' people don't. Votes: 2

If you put enough smart people together in one space, good things happen. Votes: 2

Whether or not Twitter makes you stupid, it certainly makes some smart people sound stupid. Votes: 2

My talent isn't so much in traditional research as in finding really smart people and badgering them with questions. Votes: 2

You have to trust the people who work with you and hire, but also listen to as many smart people as you can. Votes: 2

If you want to compete in bioinformatics, first you need to compete for really smart people. You need really smart people who understand how to manipulate nanomolecules. Votes: 2

You've got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work. Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion. Votes: 2

Information flow is what the Internet is about. Information sharing is power. If you don't share your ideas, smart people can't do anything about them, and you'll remain anonymous and powerless. Votes: 2

The future is going to require really smart people. What we think are crises today probably will be no big deal, and we have no idea what will really be crises in the future. Votes: 2

I would argue that's because we had a bunch of smart people running around here. They were coming in and working very hard and many of them had left jobs in which they made significantly more money. Votes: 2

To my mind there are not enough things that show the Nazis as human, as smart people, charismatic people, who are not inhuman naturally. But who are able to be fantastically inhuman when they choose to be. Votes: 2

Surround yourself with smart, dedicated people - to build something isn't a one-man show. It's more important to have smart people who really believe in what you're doing than really experienced people who may not share your dream. Votes: 2

I've seen that phenomenally successful people believe they can learn something from everybody. I call them 'mavericks with mentors.' Richard Branson, for instance, is a total maverick but he surrounds himself with incredibly successful, smart people and he listens to them. Votes: 2

All you need do is listen to very smart people and sift out the ideas that are unworthy or implausible, and I wouldn't pretend for a moment that I hadn't made lots of mistakes and there are companies, perhaps, that we had been investors in. Votes: 2

His track record of pragmatism, depth and candor all speak to a person who would find the Tea Party simplistic, opportunistic and misguided. Reagan was surrounded by some very smart people who gave him very sound advice. They were not wondering where certain countries are on the map. Votes: 2

Some dead people said smart stuff. Votes: 0

I love working with smart-funny people. Votes: 0

I just like working with smart people. Votes: 0

The world is full of smart, poor people. Votes: 0

Smart people underestimate the ordinarity of ordinary people. Votes: 0

Not all smart people work at Sun Microsystems. Votes: 0

Smart people think. Brave people talk. Great people act. Votes: 0

Stupid people go to college but"smart people own them".... Votes: 0

Don't expect smart people to listen to you without proof. Votes: 0

I guess even smart students gossips just like regular people. Votes: 0

He who takes people for smart pays an expensive lesson. Votes: 0

The Mormons are very smart people. I know many Mormons. Votes: 0

I am always up to steal secrets from smart people. Votes: 0

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk. Votes: 0

Distorting attacks when people already don't trust you is not smart. Votes: 0

Smart people sometimes get stupid, but stupid people never get smart. Votes: 0

Usually the wacky people have the breakthroughs. The smart people dont. Votes: 0

It's easy to be smart when you are parodying smart people. Votes: 0

Do you know what they call people who hoard books? Smart. Votes: 0

I know my fan base is a smart group of people. Votes: 0

I believe some people are just too damn smart to write fiction. Votes: 0

No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people. Votes: 0

The internet tends to make smart people smarter and dumb people dumber. Votes: 0

In pursuit of happiness, smart people often end up dumbing down themselves. Votes: 0

There are always more smart people outside your company than within it. Votes: 0

People degrade themselves in order to make machines seem smart all the time. Votes: 0

I've always believed that a person is smart. It's people that are stupid. Votes: 0

He's a smart-assed kid who's always sassin' people and gettin' away with it. Votes: 0

People ought to shop smart and really think about what they are buying. Votes: 0

The key for us, number one, has always been hiring very smart people. Votes: 0

I might not be very smart, but I surround myself with smart people. Votes: 0

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you." Votes: 0

Know how to use evasion. That is how smart people get out of difficulties. Votes: 0

I have great people working for me now. I surround myself with smart people. Votes: 0

I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me. Votes: 0

There is a difference between people who are educated and people who are smart. Votes: 0

I love smart and curious people. I value intelligence in my friends and relationships. Votes: 0

I try to understand people who aren't as smart as me and not be hateful. Votes: 0

New capabilities emerge just by virtue of having smart people with access to state-of-the-art technology. Votes: 0

People who are wise, good, smart, skillful, or hardworking don't need politics, they have jobs. Votes: 0

The organizations of the future are filled with smart, fast, flexible people on a mission Votes: 0

Sometimes people think you’re smart if you question the status quo, if nothing else. Votes: 0

You only know that you're smart because you're around dumb people from time to time! Votes: 0

Being drunk leads smart people to do stupid things, which is what is so interesting. Votes: 0

Often I play, especially on television, a lot of smart lawyer people and cerebral types. Votes: 0

The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people. Votes: 0

People don't care how smart woman is as long as she's charming and gay and pretty. Votes: 0

We need creative people working with broadcasters, making smart content to inspire people to be geniuses. Votes: 0

Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart. Votes: 0

You know how I'm smart? I got people around me who know more than I do. Votes: 0

Stupid people do stupid things, but people who are smart enough can do something really stupid. Votes: 0

A lot of really smart, wealthy people know that [slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn't worked.] Votes: 0

Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service. Votes: 0

There are a lot of smart honest, progressive people who I think can be good presidents. Votes: 0

I love people, 'cause people are so smart. People have done a lot of great things. Votes: 0

People who are smart get into Mensa. People who are really smart look around and leave. Votes: 0

I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment. Votes: 0

I'm always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts. Votes: 0

As a pop star, you don't have to be that smart for people to think you're intelligent. Votes: 0

I learned over the years that it's easy to appear smart referencing things that people don't know. Votes: 0

I want to be around people smart enough to know God created the heavens and the earth. Votes: 0

The reality is that I surround myself with very smart, very strong people - including my ex-wives. Votes: 0

People don't like when you point out to them and remind them that they're not very smart. Votes: 0

I'm a meathead. I can't help it, man. You've got smart people and you've got dumb people. Votes: 0

It's not very smart to piss off a guy who thinks about killing people for a living. Votes: 0

In any given situation there will always be more dumb people than smart people. We ain't many! Votes: 0

The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger. Votes: 0

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person. Votes: 0

The smartest person in the room is never as smart as all the people in the room. Votes: 0

Billy Tauzin is one of the most interesting people in Washington. He is smart, funny, and interesting. Votes: 0

Smart people duck when they hear the dread announcement 'I'm going to be perfectly honest with you. Votes: 0

If Einstein was so smart how come people only call you 'Einstein' when you do something really stupid ? Votes: 0

When the world is predictable you need smart people. When the world is unpredictable you need adaptable people. Votes: 0

There are assumptions made about the way you look. I'm always surprised when people don't think I'm smart. Votes: 0

Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible. Votes: 0

Stupid people surround themselves with smart people. Smart people surround themselves with smart people who disagree with them. Votes: 0

But I think that no matter how smart, people usually see what they're already looking for, that's all. Votes: 0

If smart people are parodying it, that's a sure sign that some less smart people are believing it. Votes: 0

Well, I think that people are smart enough to understand the difference between a movie and real life. Votes: 0

Under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably smart - smarter even sometimes than the smartest people in them. Votes: 0

Teens like a lot of the same things adults do: smart people doing amazing things against awful odds. Votes: 0

He's clever,' thought Ivan,' I must admit there are some smart people even among the intelligentsia Votes: 0

People too smart to get involved in politics are doomed to live in societies run by people who aren't. Votes: 0

You don't learn from smart people, you learn from idiots. Watch what they do, and then don't do it! Votes: 0

If I can fool a bug... I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as bugs. Votes: 0

Theology, philosophy, metaphysics, and quantum physics are merely ways for God to have his smart people believe in him Votes: 0

You're kidding. I thought all geniuses read Latin. Isn't that the international language for smart people?"-Shane (Glass Houses) Votes: 0

You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart. Votes: 0

It's so nice after 10 years as a blond actress in Hollywood to have people let you do smart things. Votes: 0

People think that just because you're a center, you're not as smart as the guards or the smaller guys. Votes: 0

First of all, with Mitt Romney, I was saying to the Mormons - the Mormons are very smart people. Votes: 0

I'm at the right age to work with dead people, but you have to be smart to be a CSI. Votes: 0

Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskoph had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times. Votes: 0

I'm tall and smart. If you're aggressive and energetic it can be intimidating for people who aren't very smart themselves. Votes: 0

I'm twice as funny, I'm twice as smart, I'm twice as whatever when I'm around other people that challenge me. Votes: 0

Socially smart people have always mocked the threateningly mobile, and anti-branding is a central strand of high-end status conflict now. Votes: 0

It's almost ingrained in people that, just like you can't be a smart model, you can't be a good-looking cook. Votes: 0

The Daily Beast' competes in the highly Darwinian media world filled with hyper-smart, highly adaptive, tool-using people with opposable thumbs. Votes: 0

A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out Votes: 0

Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer. Votes: 0

Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good. Votes: 0

I love working with smart people and being challenged. I also like working on stuff that's relevant. That's my adrenaline shot. Votes: 0

The idiot was not a lot of thinking, which is an important move on. Smart people mostly think, consequently never stepped Votes: 0

Culture is a simplification and a lie. It's the currency by which fools navigate the world. Smart people get beyond it. Votes: 0

Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals. He's a smug, condescending know-it-all who isn't as smart as he thinks he is. Votes: 0

I thought of several alec smart remarks, but you should humor crazy people when you're at their mercy; it's a rule. Votes: 0

Smart is knowing if you're dumb. Knowing when to shut up and to listen to people that are smarter than you. Votes: 0

If you want a team of smart, creative people to do extraordinary things, don't put them in a drab, ordinary space. Votes: 0

If the people in Europe are SOOOOOO smart, how come so many of them can't seem to locate the deodorant, huh? Votes: 0

A smart manager will establish a culture of gratitude. Expand the appreciative attitude to suppliers, vendors, delivery people, and of course, customers. Votes: 0

Most beautiful dumb girls think they are smart and get away with it, because other people, on the whole, aren't much smarter. Votes: 0

I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering. Votes: 0

If you put good people around you, I guess you're smart. You learn from them and that makes you a better coach. Votes: 0

Smart people don't learn... because they have too much invested in proving what they know and avoiding being seen as not knowing. Votes: 0

If you want to be forgiven, you have to extend forgiveness, even to people who aren't smart enough to ask for it. Votes: 0

I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time. Votes: 0

There is one thing Anthony Weiner and I agree on: there are a lot of smart, hard-working people in the financial industry. Votes: 0

If risk is the key factor to success and really smart people avoid it, you might not be dumb enough to succeed! Votes: 0

Smart people make good choices. They dig science and say 'no' to the invasion of sovereign nations for the pleasure of corporations. Votes: 0

I think my journalism is for readers who are smart and know that most people are lying to them, or being patronizing. Votes: 0

If the work requires smart, talented, creative people, then more than anything, you want to enable folks on the team to create. Votes: 0

Speed eliminates all doubt. Am I smart enough? Will people like me? Do I really look all right in this plastic jumpsuit? Votes: 0

If the devil doesn't exist... how do you explain that some people are a lot worse than they're smart enough to be? Votes: 0

Some [people] are really smart. You know who you are. Some [people] are really thick. Unfortunately, you don't know who you are. Votes: 0

But Wall Street people are in fact very smart; they're funny, they're not company men who work their way up the chain. Votes: 0

The Howard Stern Show is a big hit because it entertains dumb and smart people at the same time for different reasons. Votes: 0

I want everybody to be smart. As smart as they can be. A world of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in. Votes: 0

There is an alternative. It's an old alternative. It's not for everybody. It's only for people who are smart, limited market. It's enlightenment. Votes: 0

My donkeys are Jack and Don Quixote. They're very smart, very cautious. Much of what people consider stubbornness in donkeys is actually cautiousness. Votes: 0

Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business. Votes: 0

It's really hard to scare people on network television. You've got to be smart about it. You've got to parcel out the scares. Votes: 0

What's completely insane to me is that people would consider music that's simple to be dumbed-down. Couldn't simplicity be a deliberate, smart choice? Votes: 0

Why are so many very smart people not also rich? I guess they are too busy calculating risks rather than getting into action. Votes: 0

Some people are faster than others; I'm just figuring it out later, that's all. I'm getting smart too late and old too soon. Votes: 0

I most fear stupid people. Stupid people will do anything. Truly smart people will do only what is logical for them to do. Votes: 0

Because we are communal creatures, if you're with people who think you're smart, you're smart, and if they think you're dumb, you're dumb. Votes: 0

Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men. Votes: 0

Think of all the smart people made stupid by flaws of character. The finest watch isn't fine long when used as a hammer. Votes: 0

Most people are poor not because they are not smart - most people are poor or struggle financially because they're fearful of losing. Votes: 0

I have the charisma of the chipmunk. I never have thought I was smart. I thought the people I dealt with were dumb. Votes: 0

The single most important thing a city can do is provide a community where interesting, smart people want to live with their families. Votes: 0

Women writers of all people should know better than to pigeonhole women, put them in little groups, the smart one, the sweet one. Votes: 0

You allow people to represent themselves, and they'll either look smart or foolish on their own; you don't have to do much for them. Votes: 0

Hollywood views regular people as children, and they think they're the smart ones who need to tell the idiots out there how to be. Votes: 0

Cute" is one of those words people use when they know you're smart enough to realize "you've got so much personality" means "you're ugly. Votes: 0

Your work gets destroyed by dumb people and it gets enhanced by smart people and it really doesn't have anything to do with marketing. Votes: 0

I've never been able to learn from other people's mistakes - I'm not that smart - so I usually learn by trial by fire. Votes: 0

Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them. Votes: 0

My problem is that people get intimidated by someone big and beautiful like me. They hate to think I can be smart as well. Votes: 0

It's smart to have a set of younger actors. People don't always want to look at me. They want to look at other people. Votes: 0

People that are really smart and that can learn new things can almost always find a role in the company as time goes on. Votes: 0

I prefer to make up my own quotes and attribute them to very smart people, so that I can use them to win arguments Votes: 0

He (God) is not looking for smart people, because He is the smart one. All he wants are people simple enough to trust him. Votes: 0

Advice is not really very useful. People gave me terrible advice, and I guess I was just smart enough to ignore some of it. Votes: 0

People are not who they say but rather who their actions reveal them to be....Be smart about it. Don't fall for the bullshit. Votes: 0

People are already p*ssed off at me because I'm athletic and beautiful; to be smart in addition to that... it's like, too much. Votes: 0

I was an incredibly misanthrope. I couldn't relate to people my age, and I'm not sure why, as I wasn't particularly smart or interesting Votes: 0

Some PhD physicists write software or work for hedge funds, but physics still has a problem with having very smart people but not enough opportunities. Votes: 0

People are thrown off by someone who looks feminine, but is also strong. It's not that pretty girls aren't smart, it's that women aren't strong. Votes: 0

Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart. Votes: 0

Nest is one vertical implementation of a set of smart products for the home. But we will support other people's smart products for the home. Votes: 0

I love stories about people who are smart enough to know that what they're doing is destroying them, but that knowing that doesn't help them. Votes: 0

Greg Berlanti, David Nutter, Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim are the people I wanted to work with. They're smart, they're funny, they're cool, they're edgy. Votes: 0

When smart people are nice, it's always terrifying, because I know they're taking in everything and thinking all kinds of smart and potentially judgmental things. Votes: 0

Sephora's business is really smart and clever - I'm all for anything that gets people up and out and into the social experience of shopping. Votes: 0

People are trying to be smart - all I am trying to do is not to be idiotic, but it's harder than most people think. Votes: 0

I hate to say this, but at the time, (late 70's) it was like the smart people liked punk and the dumb people liked Journey. Votes: 0

I don't think Mitt Romney is a smart person. I never have thought he was a smart person. But the Mormons are very smart people. Votes: 0

People look at me, and they go, 'You're white, you're smart, you must have went to college. You must have grown up with money.' Votes: 0

I think media people know we're good at making content and how we can be smart about how to consume it. It's always a balance. Votes: 0

I like smart movies about smart people, and enjoy it when most of the facts are on the table and we can contemplate them together. Votes: 0

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Votes: 0

Houston people are way cool. They're smart, they know how to have a good time, and they have the hottest chicks on the planet there. Votes: 0

Probably if you look like Tyra Banks, it probably is hard, even if you are really smart, for people to take - it surprises some. Votes: 0

I appreciate my true fans for enjoying me in what I do every day, whether interviews or playing heel. They are smart and nice people. Votes: 0

If you're going to lead people, you better know how to manipulate people, and you have to be pretty smart to be able to do that. Votes: 0

It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do. Votes: 0

Watching 'CSI: Miami' is like watching 'Teen Jeopardy!' or doing the crossword puzzle in 'People' magazine. It makes you feel smart even when you're not. Votes: 0

Film is a very collaborative medium. If you're smart enough, you learn how to maintain your vision while drawing resourcefully from all the people around you. Votes: 0

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.... Votes: 0

Luck plays an enormous role in trading success. Some people were lucky enough to be born smart, while others were even smarter and got born lucky. Votes: 0

All I have to do is be the best Al I can be, because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and, doggone it, people like me. Votes: 0

It was the academic community who wired up their universities so it was put together by smart, well-meaning people who thought it was a good idea. Votes: 0

When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty. Votes: 0

I mean, I think a healthy country is a country where people are healthy physically, and a smart country is a country where people are educated. Votes: 0

I always value people's opinions. I think a lot of people are really smart people, and when people say something, they do it for a reason. Votes: 0

I think there are too many smart people pursuing internet stuff, finance, and law. That is part of the reason why we haven't seen as much innovation. Votes: 0

In our culture, we have smart people and then we have the hot people. And the hot people have all the sex, and the smart people don't. Votes: 0

I love the interplay with other smart and creative people who have got better ideas than I do and that I can bring something to, as well. Votes: 0

I really enjoyed playing Freddie Cork. People are always scared to approach me because of the character I played in 'Brotherhood.' The writing was very smart. Votes: 0

People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. I've never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular. Votes: 0

I've been fortunate to work with some really smart people. Larry Page is an extremely smart guy, most probably one of the smartest people I've worked with. Votes: 0

If there's a theme in my work, it's that I like to focus on smart people who are facing oppression and who are fighting back against it. Votes: 0

I read books and talked to people. I mean that's kind of how one learns anything. There's lots of great books out there & lots of smart people. Votes: 0

There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that. Votes: 0

I like to work with people that I like hanging out with, that I admire, that are really smart and talented, and we can problem solve together. Votes: 0

There are some key elements to business being a success, and that's a smart visionary and great management behind the people that are going to build it. Votes: 0

Entrepreneurship boils down to the simple fact that a team of really smart people who can get things done are going to get smart, useful things done. Votes: 0

There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that. Votes: 0

I love trade. I'm a free trader, 100 percent. But we [the USA] need smart people making the deals, and we don't have smart people making the deals. Votes: 0

I think there are those individuals who are intimidated by really smart, talented people. But for me, surrounding yourself with great talent is the key to success. Votes: 0

The problem is that groups are only smart when the people in them are as independent as possible. This is the paradox of the wisdom of crowds. Votes: 0

I would love for people to think that I am as quick, clever, smart and heroic as the characters that I write, but those characters are characters. Votes: 0

People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. Ive never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular. Votes: 0

Any attempts at autobiography before the age of eighty seem pretty self-involved to me. There are a lot of smart middle aged people but not many wise ones. Votes: 0

There's nothing like a hit movie to make you think you're one of the chosen people. It's amazing how smart we are the morning after a hit opens. Votes: 0

Oftentimes, actors are looked at as court jesters. They are not looked at as deep-thinking, smart people who do many other things or have gifts in other areas. Votes: 0

Oftentimes, actors are looked at as court jesters. They are not looked at as deep-thinking, smart people who do many other things or have gifts in other areas. Votes: 0

I like to play smart, three-dimensional women. I also like to play roles where the women are a little crazy. I just have a feel for crazy people. Votes: 0

It'll take a smart person with passion over someone with years of experience any day. People with intelligence and passion will get the problem solved, no matter what. Votes: 0

Those kids aren't dumb. But the people who run these schools want to make sure they don't get smart: they are really teaching the kids to be slaves. Votes: 0

We need to have faith in the people who are giving this movement direction to be smart enough to stay one step ahead of what's coming up next. Votes: 0

I think what's happened in the modern world, there's a lot of people that sound very smart and it's very compelling and alluring, but it leaves you empty. Votes: 0

I alone have the mind of a fool, and am all muddled and vague. The people are so smart and bright. While I am just dull and confused. Votes: 0

One of these suburbs is actually named Stalingrad, which goes to show that the French have learned nothing about politics since they guillotined all the smart people in 1793. Votes: 0

Meek and drake happen to be two of the young kings with strong voices and followings that give people hope I hope they know this n b smart! Votes: 0

I try to create some stupid entertainment for really smart people that they don't feel too stupid watching. In 'Xanadu,' the biggest laugh was a reference to Achilles. Votes: 0

These were people... who built redwood decks on their mobile homes and have no idea that smart-aleck Yankees think that is somehow funny. People of the pines. My people. Votes: 0

Smart people instinctively understand the dangers of entrusting our future to self-serving leaders who use our institutions, whether in the corporate or social sectors, to advance their own interests. Votes: 0

The dumb-manager theory of business problems just didn't hold water for me. There had to be a deeper reason why smart people would make decisions that lead to failure. Votes: 0

Everybody thought Barack Obama was going to [inspire people] when he came to Washington, but, you know, the Senate seems like the place where smart people go to die. Votes: 0

There are 3 things I look for when I hire people. Are they smart? Do they get things done? Do I want to spend a lot of time around them? Votes: 0

Over the years, a number of very smart people have learned the hard way that a long string of impressive numbers multiplied by a single zero always equals zero. Votes: 0

Smart people in rural areas, the handicapped, people looking for companionship, they love it. But you have to be highly motivated to get on and learn to use it. Votes: 0

People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don't really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard. Votes: 0

I don't know if many people realize that Dolph Lundgren is a chemical engineer. He's not a dumb blond guy. This guy is smart and he's a martial artist. Votes: 0

I've never met a funny person who wasn't smart. I've met a lot of dramatic people who were stupid. But I've never met a funny person who wasn't smart. Votes: 0

To me, throwback means I'm a smart player. I know how to play the game. I'm very skilled. I do a lot of things that other people don't do. Votes: 0

I don't want my books to exclude anyone, but if they have to, then I would rather they excluded the people who feel they are too smart for them! Votes: 0

I mean people up here aren't stupid, I'm lower gene pool and I kind of sit in amazement at watching some of them because they are pretty damn smart. Votes: 0

There's a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don't have that chance to show it. Votes: 0

Information flow is what the Internet is about. Information sharing is power. If you don't share your ideas, smart people can't do anything about them, and you'll remain anonymous and powerless. Votes: 0

The debate that I'm interested in having is with seriously smart people about how we design institutions in the 21st century that will genuinely address problems of poverty and educational underachievement. Votes: 0

Ninety percent of the research comes first. I mostly blunder around reading stuff and talking to smart people until an idea batters or oozes its way through to my narrative brain. Votes: 0

All that was clear that the profits to be had from smart people making complicated bets overwhelmed anything that could be had from servicing customers, or allocating capital to productive enterprise. Votes: 0

Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas. Votes: 0

My feeling on therapy is it's a luxury, and if you're fortunate enough to get some smart people to talk to about life, then that's fortunate and you should go for it. Votes: 0

Smart people sometimes get stupid, but stupid people never get smart. Never. Ever. 'You can come down the evolutionary ladder,' Chon has observed to Ben and O; 'you can't climb up. Votes: 0

CNN and MSNBC, our primary competitors, are trying to figure out how to beat us. There are some good, smart people at those networks, and even occasionally a blind pig finds an acorn. Votes: 0

We all have brains and we're all really smart people, but the underlying reality is that we're really just animals and sometimes animal instinct takes over your capability to really think things through. Votes: 0

The investigation of consciousness has come to be regarded suspiciously by most smart people and by most scientists. That's a legacy that began with the Inquisition, which considered non-Christian spiritual inquiry as blasphemous. Votes: 0

The next time you're caught in a room full of smart people doing something dumb (like trying to anticipate what your users will do), tune them out, flip open your laptop, and start prototyping. Votes: 0

Smart people tend to enjoy thinking about a lot of things at once. I'd say entrepreneurs should be serial monogamists; do one thing at a time until you make sufficient progress and then move on. Votes: 0

You treat a kid with respect and as an adult you talk to them as if they're smart people. But you don't throw at them the trappings of adulthood and you know, the darker stuff. Votes: 0