Cool kid Quote by John Green

“Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requires. Unless they also happen to be good-looking, natural athletes, or siblings of popular kids,…

— Paul Graham

“When people call people nerds, mostly what they're saying is 'You like stuff!”

— John Green

People say 'nerd' condescendingly, but when you're older you start to realize that it's the nerds who grow up to be the cool ones.

— Leelee Sobieski

Young people need to see that you can be a nerd and still be cool.

— Ser'Darius Blain

The main reason nerds are unpopular is that they have other things to think about.

— Anonymous

When people call people nerds, mostly what they're saying is, 'you like stuff.' Which is not a good insult at all, like, 'you are…

— John Green

“Popularity does not equal respect. It is not only kids who will do what they think they must to fit in and be popular—adults…

— Susan C. Young

“Nerds are like slinkys. Not good for much, but they put a smile on your face when you push them down the stairs...”

— Casey Cooper

“We're all nerds because we're all too good at something”

— Care

“Students usually don't refer to themselves as nerds until someone else accuses them of being one.”

— Alexandra Robbins

“The worst part of being popular, is that you're never a no. 1 in someone's life”

— Mohammed Khairy

“Nobody wanted to befriend someone who was both nerdy and bad at homework.”

— Charlie Jane Anders