Deserving Quote by Kamasi Washington

Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.

— Gracie Allen

For me, I was somebody who was a smart young guy who didn't do very well in school. The basic system of education, I…

— Bruce Springsteen

I was stupid when I was 17 or 18. My thought process was that I thought that I was legitimately a hyper-genius, and so…

— Tucker Max

I wasn't a smart kid and I still don't think I'm too smart when it comes to book smart, but I was very good…

— Criss Angel

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.

— Scott Hamilton

At school, nobody thought I was smart and I became smart. Nobody wanted to be my friend and then I had lots of friends.

— Rebel Wilson

I was very invested in being smart and thought to be smart was more important than accomplishing anything in life.

— Carol S. Dweck

I had come to believe that I was not as clever as some other kids who were my friends. And yet I knew even…

— Irving Sandler

When I was 14 or 15, a camp counselor told me I was smart. I had never been very good in school, but he…

— Alan Dershowitz

To be honest, when I was younger, I went to schools that made me aware I wasn't the brightest.

— Phoebe Dynevor

I wasn't very good in academics, but I could have been if I could have studied well. I was a smart kid.

— Virat Kohli

I wasn't stupid, or very smart. I didn't finish my education.

— Barry Keoghan