Balance Quote by John Hodgman

Stereotyped as convention-going, pocket-protector-wearing, chess-playing, infrequently-showering types, nerds are one of our society's most ridiculed groups. And, for a university with an international reputation…

— Alexandra Petri

Intellectuals range through the finest gradations of kind and quality: from those who are merely educated neurotics, usually with strong hidden reactionary tendencies, through…

— Louise Bogan

Nerds are far more interesting human in later life.

— Alyson Hannigan

In fact, the world needs more nerds.

— Ben Bernanke

The most interesting nerds are the ones who take offense to being called nerds.

— Greg Fitzsimmons

In society at large, nerds are law-abiding, caring, fundamentally good folk who keep the wheels of civilization grinding.

— Alexandra Petri

What I think makes people nerds is just being obsessive. I think that's what nerdiness really is - its people who don't just passively…

— Brian Posehn

I categorize nerds as creative-obsessive. A lot of nerds are creative people who obsess almost unnaturally over the minutiae of things.

— Chris Hardwick

Nerd? I prefer the term Intellectual Badass!

— Green Monk

“They're trying to breed a nation of techno-peasants. Educated just enough to keep things going, but not enough to ask tough questions. They encourage…

— Michael Flynn

“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

Usually, nerds on TV are completely stereotypical, like Urkel, or they're not really so nerdy.

— Jesse Plemons