It took years after I’d graduated from Amherst to realize that people were actually far more complicated and interesting than books, that… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
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I’m too young, too smart, and too good-looking to die. Yeah, and then some. The world needed him to improve the gene… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Like a cross between Paul Auster's The Book of Illusions and Janice Lee's Damnation, The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing is at… — Brian Evenson Copy Share Image
You know what they want? They want obedient workers. Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
For me, it's just finding ways to create shots. I feel like if I got a shot off, it has a good… — Seth Curry Copy Share Image
Science fiction has done a really good job of scaring us into thinking that computers shouldn't get too smart, because as soon… — Luis von Ahn Copy Share Image
Only a life lived for others is a life worth while . I have no special gift. I am only passionately curious… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
A lot of people who don't write for kids think it's easy, because they think kids aren't as smart as they are,… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
Well thank you for reading this!! i dont have much to say but only 5 things 1.make some money 2.grow up 3.be… — Natasha Uys Copy Share Image
Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
He knew why he wanted to kiss her. Because she was beautiful. And before that, because she was kind. And before that,… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
One of our jobs is to keep women working, which we do by keeping women coming to the movies. And doing that… — Lynda Obst Copy Share Image
My teacher in the seventh grade told me that if I didn't fool around during class, I could have 15 minutes at… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
“Except under dire circumstances or as a day job to support creative endeavors, a smart person is not so likely to want… — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
I know that I present very - they say that I present very, very calm and very, very smart, very articulate, elegant.… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs was probably mildly on the autistic spectrum. Basically, you've probably known people who were geeky and socially awkward but very… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Smart is overrated. Most of the harm done in this world is done by people who fancy themselves smart. And they are—book… — Catherine Ryan Hyde Copy Share Image
I'm not terribly well read. My wife forces books into my hands and insists I read them, which I'm grateful to her… — Peter Capaldi Copy Share Image
The smart strategist allows strategy to be shaped by events. Good reactions can make great strategy. Strategy involves competition of goals, and… — Max McKeown Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, we are a blessed Nation. We have not suffered another attack on our soil since September 11, and we are… — Marsha Blackburn Copy Share Image
Learning, traveling and comparing the world, writing outraged poetry, producing revolutionary art, demonstrating, holding the older generation-including their own parents and grandparents,… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
I've seen that phenomenally successful people believe they can learn something from everybody. I call them 'mavericks with mentors.' Richard Branson, for… — Brendon Burchard Copy Share Image
When people want to sound smart, they add syllables to words, words to sentences, sentences to paragraphs, paragraphs to books. They try… — Robert McKee Copy Share Image
Look, sometimes it’s OK with girls like this, they wanna have fun, and sometimes it’s not because they've got a broken wing… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
In Obama's world, it's Fox News and me that are the reason the Republican base doesn't like him. It can't possibly be… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I have always believed that most large fortunes are made by men...who tumbled into a lucky opportunity. Hard work and attention to… — Julius Rosenwald Copy Share Image
Another editor. That thing behind his ear is his pencil. Whenever he finds a bright thing in your manuscript he strikes it… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I think my parents were really smart parents. I think they were, actually, pretty progressive for the time. The one thing that… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
The problem with country is we've turned the props into the play. Let's not just Solo cup and pickup truck it to… — Tyler Childers Copy Share Image
My CIA colleagues were smart, dedicated, funny, and creative. Yes, there was sometimes stifling bureaucracy, boredom, colleagues who never should have been… — Valerie Plame Copy Share Image
I actually was a good student, but I never applied myself 'cause I was always like, 'I don't love doing this.' I… — Jake Paul Copy Share Image
In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you… — Neil Strauss Copy Share Image
'This is America,' my father used to say to me, 'and in this country, a smart young fellow like you can grow… — Joe Lieberman Copy Share Image
Since a good part of my life has been wasted dealing with fools just like them, it's not worry I feel but… — Álvaro Mutis Copy Share Image
Despite the insanity of using whether you would want to have a beer with someone as a legitimate reason for voting for… — Michael Schur Copy Share Image
"There is no analysis here," the most brutal of them wrote. Now I wonder if my papers lacked critical thought, or if… — Mary J. Miller Copy Share Image
My father and mother are both very smart people and I always felt I was a little short of the mark. So… — Michael Weatherly Copy Share Image
There may be an art to conversation, and some are better at it than others, but conversation's virtue lies in randomness and… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
Great creators like Yves Saint Laurent or Jimmi Hendrix; they are people who are so smart and so sensitive. They have such… — Jalil Lespert Copy Share Image
