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title: "7 Smart Going Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [My message is: You don't have to give up being popular, fun, or fashionable in order to be smart; they can go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danica-mckellar/my-message-is-you-don-t-have-to-give-up-being-popular-fun-or/)

[Danica McKellar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danica-mckellar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c1/danica-mckellar-7192_being-popular_my-message-is-you-don-t-have-to-give-up_574573.jpg)

> [You've always got to be smart enough to go 'Well they're going to have to bring some of their own in'. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-worthington/you-ve-always-got-to-be-smart-enough-to-go-well-they-re-going-to-have/)

[Sam Worthington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-worthington/)

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> [“He knew he could always be smart later, if that turned out to be a better strategy. But once you admitted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/he-knew-he-could-always-be-smart-later-if-that-turned-out-to-be-a/)

[Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/orson-scott-card-134_smart-going_he-knew-he-could-always-be-smart-later-i_725120.png)

> [“I was going to get smart, and I was going to change the world. I was audacious enough to believe it, too.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-sedgwick/i-was-going-to-get-smart-and-i-was-going-to-change-the-world-i-was/)

[Jamie Sedgwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-sedgwick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/jamie-sedgwick-59651_change-the-world_i-was-going-to-get-smart-and-i-was-going_1658482.jpg)

> [You've got to be smart with what you have; it's not going to be there forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-kuechly/you-ve-got-to-be-smart-with-what-you-have-it-s-not-going-to-be-there/)

[Luke Kuechly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-kuechly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e1/luke-kuechly-6360_forever_you-ve-got-to-be-smart-with-what-you-hav_1894165.jpg)

> [I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-cormier/i-have-to-be-smart-you-cannot-be-going-in-there-trying-to-go-forward/)

[Daniel Cormier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-cormier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/daniel-cormier-4315_forward_i-have-to-be-smart-you-cannot-be-going-i_1979987.jpg)

> [I'm an aggressive fighter, but I'm smart. I'm not going to play stupid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-dos-anjos/i-m-an-aggressive-fighter-but-i-m-smart-i-m-not-going-to-play-stupid/)

[Rafael dos Anjos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-dos-anjos/)

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