Smart People Quotes

“In pursuit of happiness, smart people often end up dumbing down themselves.”
― Erol Ozan

“Why do smart people exist, if not to figure out convoluted problems?”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

“Hey, Geekoid!" yelled Duncan Dougal, "Why do you read so much? Don't you know how to watch TV?”
― Bruce Coville, My Teacher Is an Alien

“My definition of a great manager is someone with whom you can make a connection no matter where you sit in the organization chart.”
― Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

“...one should not only be smart in his head, but one should also be smart in how he relates to other people.”
― Daniel Whyte III, Letters to Young Black Men: Advice and Encouragement for a Difficult Journey, 10th Anniversary Edition

“When a wise woman speaks, smart people listen and learn from her.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Woman of Virtue: Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman

“One of your many jobs as manager is information conduit, and the rules are deceptively simple: for each piece of information you see, you must correctly determine who on your team needs that piece of information to do their job.”
― Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

“Now what?” he finally asked.

Téa came to stand in the doorway of her office. “Now
what, what? Hey, is that you, Cal?”
“Affirmative.”

Affirmative? Was that the cutest or what?”
― Christie Ridgway, An Offer He Can't Refuse

“Don't waste time trying to get people to like you. It's not worth your energy and in the end you will never be enough for people who don't accept you just as you are.”
― Germany Kent

“...умные люди на глупые шутки внимания не обращают.”
― Vladislav Krapivin, Застава на Якорном поле. Крик петуха.

“The smartest person to ever walk this Earth in all probability lived and died herding goats on a mountain somewhere, with no way to disseminate their work globally even if they had realised they were super smart and had the means to do something with their abilities.

I am not keen on 'who are the smartest' lists and websites because, as Scott Barry Kaufman points out, the concept of genius privileges the few who had the opportunity to see through and promote their life’s work, while excluding others who may have had equal or greater raw potential but lacked the practical and financial support, and the communication platform that famous names clearly had.

This is why I am keen to develop, through my research work, a definition of genius from a cognitive neuroscience and psychometric point of view, so that whatever we decide that is and how it should be measured, only focuses on clearly measurable factors within the individual’s mind, regardless of their external achievements, eminence, popularity, wealth, public platform etc. In my view this would be both more equitable and more scientific.”
― Gwyneth Wesley Rolph

“Everybody wants to be smart except smart people who want to be stable.”
― Brian Spellman, We have our difference in common 2.

“For the people believing in smart work, thinking is the real hard work”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“Smart people learn from the experiences of others.”
― Steven Magee, Long COVID Supplements

“A clever person can tell them the truth in a way that they want to hear.”
― T.J. Kirk

“- Kako jedna ista stvar može za nekoga biti jako pametna, a za drugoga glupa?
- Operacija bubrega je jako pametna za onoga ko ima kamen u bubregu i jako glupa za onoga ko kamen u bubregu nema - mirno objasni starac.”
― Dževad Karahasan, Šahrijarov prsten

“Individual differences in general cognitive ability is the single most important variable for understanding how well students … learn academic material.”
― Frisby

“For every smart person, there is a fool.”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov

“It's so torturously true that wealthy does rhyme with healthy and yet poor does not mean to pour! If by showing off you look more like a dumb, being smart doesn't bring any luck if you are about to become a boasting bastard Try to strangle a stolen stone in the middle of a world so wrong or perpetrate a pearly trait in no more than a perishing fate and all your brightness goes down the drain.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, A-Z of Happiness: Tips for Living and Breaking Through the Chain that Separates You from Getting That Dream Job

“Nothing is clever or smarter than the belief and trust you give to your mind. Your mind doesn't need much to shift, but your body suffers from shame and acceptance from its surrounding.”
― Kangoma Kindembo

“Independent thinking folks? Don't deal with them! Since ... everybody needs each other!”
― Vince L. DeSalvo

“Only smart people understand Bitcoin and Ethereum, and that’s why most of the people in the world don't understand it, thus not involved in it.”
― Olawale Daniel

“In today’s world, there are a lot of smartphones, mainly owned by not-so-smart people.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Before You Doubt Yourself: Pep Talks and other Crucial Discussions

“Those who work hard, work alone.
Those who work smart, work as a team.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, The Event Usher’s Handbook

“Madness is the only route towards genius.”
― Scarlet Jei Saoirse, Scarlosophy: Thinking Out Loud

“There is a difference.”
― bucketz

“Smart people realize the smartest person that can fix their health issues is themselves!”
― Steven Magee, Pandemic Supplements

“What if we pour all our resources into building a smart city, only to realize that we have forgotten to cultivate smart minds? Our obsession with smartphones and mindless entertainment has led us astray, preventing us from truly experiencing the beauty of the world and connecting with others. Let us not trade genuine human connections for a virtual reality, for it is through true smiles and heartfelt encounters that our cities truly come alive.”
― Yvonne Padmos

“The true measure of a smart city lies not in its technological advancements, but in the love and compassion of its inhabitants.”
― Yvonne Padmos

“Smart people know when it is a good time to stop.”
― Steven Magee