Smarter Quotes - Page 7

• Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact — everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you.

  Steve Jobs

  Simple, People, Facts

  "10 Powerful Quotes From The Steve Jobs Movie And What They Teach Us About Leadership" by Carmine Gallo, www.forbes.com. August 16, 2013.

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• You can't stand to see your neighbor getting rich. You know you're smarter than he is and he's doing these things and he's getting rich.

  Warren Buffett

  Rich, Neighbor, Knows

  "Warren Buffett: I Haven't Seen As Much Economic Fear In My Adult Lifetime". Interview with Charlie Rose, www.cnbc.com. October 1, 2008.

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• People always should know better. People don't get - they don't get smarter about things that get as basic as greed.

  Warren Buffett

  People, Greed, Should

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• But wasn't there some sort of rule that said parents had to be smarter than their kids? It didn't seem fair.

  Ruta Sepetys

  Kids, Parent, Said

  Ruta Sepetys (2013). “Out of The Easy”, p.29, Penguin

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• I don't think writers are any smarter than other people. I think they may be more compelling in their stupidity, or in their confusion.

  David Foster Wallace

  Thinking, People, Confusion

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• Women who work for escort agencies that assign them out to prostitution dates at sushi restaurants know how to eat with chopsticks, and beyond that they are in every other way identical to other prostitutes. They’re not better looking; they’re not smarter; they’re not classier; they’re not more charming. They probably give more blowjobs than any reasonable woman, right? And they are empty inside, but it’s also society’s fault.

  Julie Klausner

  Agency, Giving, Sushi

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• It's not that I don't respect my parents' authority or appreciate all that they did for me, but when I was 18 I was able to move out, and I was out. I feel like a different person since then; I mean, it's obviously a big turning point in life. I feel like I've established myself, and I'm a smarter and more mature for it.

  Ryan Sheckler

  Moving, Mean, Appreciate

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• Twitter is great and it's glorious and it's easy, but if somebody comes up with something kind of like Twitter tomorrow, that's better or smarter or more useful, in three weeks time, Twitter could more or less be history because that's how fast things go.

  Neil Gaiman

  Three, Tomorrow, Kind

  "Neil Gaiman Talks AMERICAN GODS, DOCTOR WHO, Writing a Musical, Ray Bradbury, China and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 30, 2011.

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• The more you talk to cats ... the smarter they become. An occasional 'nice kitty' will have no measurable effect; intelligent conversation is required.

  Lilian Jackson Braun

  Nice, Cat, Intelligent

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1988). “The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare”, p.12, Penguin

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• I don't know what's going on, and I'm probably not smart enough to understand if somebody was to explain it to me. All I know is we're being tested somehow, by somebody or some thing a whole lot smarter than us, and all I can do is be friendly and keep calm and try and have a nice time till it's over.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Time, Nice, Smart

  Kurt Vonnegut (1988). “The Sirens of Titan: An Original Novel”, Laurel

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• If someone states that Ajax played a negative game then maybe we are smarter than Manchester City.

  Ronald Koeman

  Soccer, Football, Games

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• The time to talk about it [genetic engineering to improve a baby's genes] in schools and churches and magazines and debate societies is now. If you wait, five years from now the gene doctor will be hanging out the MAKE A SMARTER BABY sign down the street.

  Arthur Caplan

  Baby, School, Doctors

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• If General Haig is so smart, why did he finish 214th (out of 310) in his graduating class at West Point? Does that mean there are 213 generals his age who are smarter than he is?

  Calvin Trillin

  Military, Smart, Mean

  Calvin Trillin (1987). “Uncivil liberties”, Penguin Group USA

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• People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being.

  Ruben Blades

  People, Giving, Credit

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• Evolution is smarter than you are.

  Leslie Orgel

  Evolution

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• Of the two smartest creatures on the earth, man and the dolphin, each thought they were smarter than the other. Man thought he was smarter because he built many things and did much work, while the dolphins just played all day. The dolphins thought they were smarter for the same reason.

  Gershon Legman

  Men, Two, Dolphins

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• There's no smarter politician out there than Bill Clinton.

  Ed Rollins

  Bills, Politician, Clinton

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• People feel vulnerable when they travel. Nobody wants to be taken advantage of or talked into something they don't want. Staying at Motel 6 makes you feel smarter. In fact, I think it actually means you are smarter, but I have no hard data to support that.

  Tom Bodett

  Taken, Mean, Thinking

  "Actually, Motel 6 Doesn't Leave the Light on for You". Interview with Kimberly D. Williams, adage.com. August 30, 2007.

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• Everyone knows that exercise can improve your health. Exercise is a key part of managing your weight and maintaining healthy hearts, lungs, and other bodily systems. But did you know that exercise can make you more productive? The latest research shows that a regular exercise routine can make you happier, smarter, and more energetic.

  Robert Pozen

  Heart, Exercise, Keys

  "Exercise Increases Productivity" by Robert Pozen, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 23, 2012.

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• We are the greatest computers in this world, but now we've created the smart phone which is smarter than us now, but we're still making dumb decisions. We have given our creations more power than we have, and that to me is dumb.

  Bootsy Collins

  Smart, Phones, Decision

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• I've always wanted to do theater in Chicago. Chicago is a big theater town-and, in some ways, I think this city is savvier and smarter than New York. Sometimes, I think it's a little too chic to go to theater in New York these days.

  Jeffrey Donovan

  New York, Thinking, Cities

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• I still feel there are much smarter self-promoters out there than me. I am very methodical about my messaging, and I know how to gain attention very quickly.

  Tim Ferriss

  Self, Gains, Attention

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• I think my sense of humor is Jewish. I'm smarter than most white people, which is kind of a Jewish thing, too.

  Jim Goad

  Thinking, White, People

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• Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair.

  Claudette Colbert

  Men, Hair, Grows

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• In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.

  Alfred Hitchcock

  Dog, Ordinary, Green

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