Time Quote by David Sedaris

“Anyone who has to take a test to see how smart they are can't be that bright.”

— R.W. Haight

“You're your own kind of smart. I loved the way he said the word "smart.”

— Amy Harmon

“I think I only appear smart by staying quiet as often as possible.”

— Sally Rooney

“It's always taken a lot out of me, being smart.”

— Eudora Welty

“It's not about how smart you are--it's about capturing minds.”

— Richie Norton

“Smart does not mean knowing everything. It is knowing yourself. So you are smart when you realize you are not.”

— Francisco Villate

“Before, when I was ordered to consider him intelligent, I kept on trying to and I considered myself stupid for not seeing how intelligent…

— Leo Tolstoy Joel Carmichael translator

“Everyone always says how I'm so smart, but they don't know what it's like being me. always feeling like you could do better.”

— Susane Colasanti

“I know you are incredibly bright, because when you are not being a smartarse your comments in class are very insightful, and when you…

— Amy Harmon

“he who knows himself is intelligent.”

— Lao Tzu

“His gibberish sounds intellectual enough to make some people feel like agreeing with him makes them look smart.”

— Aaron J. Ethridge

“How come if people keep telling me I'm so smart, I keep doing such stupid things?”

— George Watsky