Smart People Quotes

118 quotes by 113 authors

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… — Bill Bryson
I like my job because it involves learning. I like being around smart people who are trying to figure out new things. I like the… — Bill Gates
As you may have heard, the U.S. is putting together a constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? Think about it -… — Jay Leno
Some of the same self-certified smart people, who preached about mushroom clouds and weapons of mass destruction, are once again trying to stampede us into… — Lloyd Doggett
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. — Gina Gershon
Don't expect smart people to listen to you without proof. — W. Edwards Deming
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… — James C. Collins
New capabilities emerge just by virtue of having smart people with access to state-of-the-art technology. — Robert E. Kahn
I recognize that many physicists are smarter than I am-most of them theoretical physicists. A lot of smart people have gone into theoretical physics, therefore… — Linus Pauling
He (God) is not looking for smart people, because He is the smart one. All he wants are people simple enough to trust him. — Jim Cymbala
You are smart people. You know that the tax cuts have not fueled record revenues â€¦ You know that the first order effect of cutting… — Andrew Samwick
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… — Daniel Burka
The key for us, number one, has always been hiring very smart people. — Bill Gates
We are living in dangerously weird times now. Smart people just shrug and admit they're dazed and confused. The only ones left with any confidence… — Hunter S. Thompson
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… — Camille Paglia
Usually the wacky people have the breakthroughs. The smart people dont. — Burt Rutan
If you can't outsmart people, outwork them. — Bill Veeck
Out-of-control emotions can make smart people stupid. — Byron Nelson
Many of the religious apologists out there are not stupid people, they are often brilliant. People working in the field of theology and philosophy smart… — PZ Myers
It as if you took a lot of very good food and some dog excrement and blended it all up so that you can't possibly… — Douglas Hofstadter

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