“The distinction that only sciences are useful and only arts are spirit-enhancing is a nonsensical one. I couldn't write much without scientists… — Natalie Haynes Copy Share Image
“...my classical values make me advocate the triplet of erudition, elegance, and courage; against modernity's phoniness, nerdiness, and philistinism...many philistines reduce my… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“I wish it were different. I wish that we privileged knowledge in politicians, that the ones who know things didn't have to… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“I think life is a lot different for alternative kids nowadays. Texting and the internet mean that being a Goth or something… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
“Thanks. Seriously, you must have better things to do with your life than waste it on the hopeless?' 'I've already learned Parseltongue.… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
My theater nerd world and my comic friend world are colliding... That's the thing that I was nerdy about, was theatre. I… — Tom Lenk Copy Share Image
“I don't think kids or grown-ups should be so eager to punish "geek" enthusiasm with shaming, even if the enthusiasm is for… — David Anderegg Copy Share Image
Reading books makes you smart, so if me reading makes me look like a nerd or a geek, then I am proud… — Shar-rae Copy Share Image
“He wore a tiny turquoise stud earring I always associated with Dungeons and Dragons types. Men who own ferrets and think magic… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I'm never without Nerds and peanut M&M's. I have a sweet tooth! I have an unlimited supply on hand at home, but… — Joanna Garcia Copy Share Image
“I love staring at my books for hours just trying to decide which book to read next. Doing that is almost as… — Love The Stacks Bookstore Copy Share Image
“I attended a symposium, an event named after a fifth century (B.C.) Athenian drinking party in which nonnerds talked about love; alas,… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Nerds... the 'nerd' has never been precisely defined, thanks to the psychological complexity of the creature. The word has connotations of some… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
“I think, that if the world were a bit more like ComicCon, it would be a better place.” — Matt Smith Copy Share Image
“Could a scar be like the rings of a tree, reopened with each emotional season?” — Magenta Periwinkle Copy Share Image
A nerd will be a nerd all his life. When we did The Nerd Book at National Lampoon, the nerds got picked… — John Hughes Copy Share Image
The 'Hipster Nerds' like stuff because they hate it. It's like they ironically like it. — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
No matter how big a comedian gets, they're ultimately all just a bunch of nerds with their weird insecurities. You realize these… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
Usually, nerds on TV are completely stereotypical, like Urkel, or they're not really so nerdy. — Jesse Plemons Copy Share Image
Not as many people watch 'Doctor Who' as watch the Super Bowl, obviously, but the tropes that attract nerds are no longer… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
