Nerdiness Quotes

• I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in.

  Bjork

  Nerd, Littles, Obsessed

  "'Maybe I'll be a feminist in my old age'". Interview with Liz Hoggard, www.theguardian.com. March 13, 2005.

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• I'm not homely enough to play the nerdy girl and not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl.

  Kristen Bell

  Girl, Play, Nerd

  Interview with Tim Leong, timleong.com. April 2008.

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• Nerd. One whose unbridled passion for something defines who they are as a person, without fear of other people's judgment.

  Zachary Levi

  Passion, People, Comedian

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• Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Wit, Seducing

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1762, Random House

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• What was previously perceived as nerdy is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness, is it doesn't really matter what you're into - it just means you're not a follower.

  Kristen Bell

  Mean, Nerd, Followers

  "Kristen Bell: Bell Curves (2007 Cover Story & Gallery)". Interview with Tim Leong, amp.www.complex.com. December 2007/January 2008.

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• Charm is the ability to insult people without offending them; nerdiness the reverse

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Offending, People, Nerd

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.33, Random House

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• Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either blind or employed.

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Thinking, Employment, Slavery

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.33, Random House

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• I loved school, I loved putting on my uniform and doing homework every day. I was one of those good students that the teachers liked. I guess that's got to be a pretty nerdy, geeky part of me.

  Yvonne Strahovski

  Funny, Teacher, School

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've gone for each type: the rough guy; the nerdy, sweet, lovable guy; and the slick guy. I don't really have a type. Men in general are a good thing.

  Jennifer Aniston

  Sweet, Men, Guy

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• If you want to annoy a poet, explain his poetry.

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Poetry, Want, Annoying

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1762, Random House

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• I have a great affection for people who are intellectually engaged with the world, and who don't treat everything superficially. And I think, when people talk about nerdiness, what they're really talking about is smart people who who are trying to think hard about the world. And I don't think that's an insult, I think that's a great thing.

  John Green

  Smart, Thinking, Talking

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• Nerd girls are the world’s most underutilized romantic resource. And guys, do not tell me that nerd girls are not hot because that shows a Paris Hilton-esque failure to understand hotness.

  John Green

  Girl, Real, Paris

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• I am a nerd, but I don't dive head-first into any fiefdom of nerdiness, except for maybe 'Star Trek.'

  James McAvoy

  Stars, Nerd, Firsts

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I have respect for mother nature's methods of robustness (billions of years allow most of what is fragile to break); classical thought is more robust (in its respect for the unknown, the epistemic humility) than the modern post-Enlightenment naïve pseudoscientific autism. Thus my classical values make me advocate the triplet of erudition, elegance, and courage; against modernity's phoniness, nerdiness and philistinism

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Mother, Humility, Years

  "The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms". Book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2010.

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