Really Smart Quotes

• The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap. I promise you. It's just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don't buy it. Be smart. Be thoughtful and be generous.

  Ashton Kutcher

  Smart, Thoughtful, People

  "Ashton Kutcher Channels Steve Jobs In The Best 'Teen Choice Awards' Acceptance Speech Ever". Ashton Kutcher's acceptance speech for Teen Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, www.businessinsider.com. August 11, 2013.

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• I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals.

  Steve Jobs

  Smart, Believe, Optimistic

  Steve Jobs (0101). “Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs”, p.46, Prabhat Prakashan

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• The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Change, Wisdom

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• I think there ought to be some serious discussion by smart people, really smart people, about whether or not proliferation of things like The Smoking Gun and TMZ and YouTube and the whole celebrity culture is healthy.

  Stephen King

  Smart, Gun, Thinking

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• When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.

  Norm Crosby

  Funny, Hilarious, Smart

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• The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap.

  Ashton Kutcher

  Smart, Thoughtful, World

  "Ashton Kutcher Channels Steve Jobs In The Best 'Teen Choice Awards' Acceptance Speech Ever". Ashton Kutcher's acceptance speech for Teen Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, www.businessinsider.com. August 11, 2013.

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• I'm a really smart player. If you tell me something, I get it quickly. If there is something wrong with my hitting, tell me what's wrong and I'll pick it up right away. That's the best thing I have going for me, my ability to listen to a coach and fix what I'm doing wrong.

  Albert Pujols

  Smart, Player, Hitting

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• I'm a really, really, smart, multi-talented almost-genius, who's very annoying.

  Tyler, The Creator

  Smart, Genius, Annoying

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• I've always felt that kids are really smart.

  Michelle Trachtenberg

  Smart, Kids, Felt

  Interview with Nicki Gostin, MSNBC, March 11, 2005.

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• People who are smart get into Mensa. People who are really smart look around and leave.

  James Randi

  Smart, People, Intelligence

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• I mean, if you're being directed very precisely by somebody who has admiration and who's really smart, it's great. If you're being told what to do by a nincompoop - and luckily that hasn't happened very often - it can be very frustrating.

  Kristin Scott Thomas

  Smart, Mean, Admiration

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• The way to do good basic design isn't actually to be really smart about it, but to try to have a few basic concepts.

  Linus Torvalds

  Smart, Design, Trying

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• Sephora's business is really smart and clever - I'm all for anything that gets people up and out and into the social experience of shopping.

  Marc Jacobs

  Clever, Smart, Shopping

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• I haven't been paying attention to politics long enough to have really smart opinions.

  Biz Stone

  Smart, Long, Attention

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• If I had a daughter, I would tell her certain things. I would tell her that it’s great to be smart, really smart - that being smart makes you strong. I would tell her that emotions are powerful, so don’t be afraid to show them. I would tell her that some people may judge you on how you look or what you wear - that’s just how it is - but you should keep your focus on what you say and do. I would tell her that she may see the world differently from boys, and that difference is essential and good.

  Kirsten Gillibrand

  Daughter, Strong, Powerful

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• People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don't really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.

  Mark Zuckerberg

  Success, Smart, Believe

  "10 Mark Zuckerberg Quotes That Show Why He's Been So Successful" by Jason Fell, www.businessinsider.com. May 14, 2014.

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• My theory is that there is a finite amount of intelligence in a family, and you're supposed to gradually transfer it to your children over a period of many years. This is why your parents started to get so stupid just at the time in your life when you were getting really smart.

  Dave Barry

  Funny, Children, Smart

  Dave Barry (1984). “Babies and Other Hazards of Sex: How to Make a Tiny Person in Only 9 Months, with Tools You Probably Have Around the Home”, p.72, Rodale

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• I go for really smart guys, ones who are well-read and can banter and argue. Men need to be able to take me out and have a few drinks, but by the end of the night we'll be talking about Nietzsche.

  Katie McGrath

  Smart, Night, Men

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• Fortunately, we have a lot of really smart women in the business.

  Rosanna Arquette

  Smart, Smart Women

  "Many actresses hitting middle age find themselves desperate for good parts. Rosanna Arquette chases them down" by Edward Guthmann, www.sfgate.com. August 15, 2003.

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• Being smart can make happiness elusive. Being REALLY smart can help you find it in more places than most.

  Brandon Mull

  Smart, Helping, Elusive

  FaceBook post by Brandon Mull from May 24, 2013

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• Maybe the only significant difference between a really smart simulation and a human being was the noise they made when you punched them.

  Terry Pratchett

  Smart, Differences, Noise

  Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter (2012). “The Long Earth: (Long Earth 1)”, p.72, Random House

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• I'm a big fan of 'Glee.' I think it's really smart. And I think it's well-timed. But you can't not be surprised at the reception this show's received. It's really something else.

  Cory Monteith

  Smart, Thinking, Glee

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• One of the Great Rules of Economics According to John Green If you are rich, you have to be an idiot not to stay rich. And if you are poor, you have to be really smart to get rich.

  John Green

  Smart, Green, Idiot

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• If I go to an awards ceremony, I wear a suit, of course I do. I am proud to be there. If there are young kids looking at pictures of me, I want them to feel that they should long for the opportunity to go somewhere really smart and wear a beautiful suit, rather than to reject that.

  Tinie Tempah

  Beautiful, Smart, Kids

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• You know something,Jacob, I'd hate to be as smart as Jonh. I mean he was really, really smart, and to be that smart means you know all the answers, and when you know all the answers there's no room for dreaming.

  Melina Marchetta

  Dream, Hate, Smart

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Looking for Alibrandi”, p.229, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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