Smart Quotes - Page 21

• Normally seven minutes of another person's company was enough to give her a headache so she set things up to live as a recluse. She was perfectly content as long as people left her in peace. Unfortunately society was not very smart or understanding.

  Steig Larsson

  Long, People, Giving

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• Maybe the Merlin was right. Maybe its better to look stupid but strong, than it is to look smart but weak, I don't know. I'm not sure I want to believe that the world stage bears that strong a resemblance to high school.

  Jim Butcher

  Strong, Stupid, Believe

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• And pity--people who inspire it in you are actually very powerful people. To get someone else to take care of you, to feel sorry for you--that takes a lot of strength, smarts, manipulation. Very powerful people.

  Deb Caletti

  Sorry, Powerful, People

  Deb Caletti (2010). “The Secret Life of Prince Charming”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

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• when your time came, it came, and that was that. You might say something smart on your way out, but you might just as easily say something stupid.

  Mitch Albom

  Stupid, Might, Way

  Mitch Albom (2009). “Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson”, p.116, Hachette UK

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• He doesn’t look very smart,” Diesel said. “He’s not even giving me the finger.” “Can monkey’s do that?” Hal asked. Carl gave him the finger. “Cool!” Hal said.

  Janet Evanovich

  Giving, Looks, Monkeys

  Janet Evanovich (2009). “Plum Spooky”, p.322, Macmillan

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• Ranger picked up and there was a moment of silence as if he was sensing me at the other end, taking my body temperature and heart rate long distance. “Babe,” he finally said. “Do you know the slum apartment building Bobby Sunflower owns on Stark?” “Yes. It’s on the same block as his funeral home.” “That’s the one. I’m going in to look for someone. If you don’t hear from me in a half hour maybe you could send someone to check.” “Is this a smart thing to do?” “Probably not.” “As long as you know,” Ranger said. And he disconnected.

  Janet Evanovich

  Block, Distance, Home

  Janet Evanovich (2010). “Sizzling Sixteen”, p.20, Macmillan

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• The students we saw were all bright, attractive, and polite, and the teachers all seemed to be smart and dedicated, and I began to appreciate the benefits of a private school education. If only I'd had the opportunity to attend a place like this, who knows what I might have become? Perhaps instead of a mere blood-spatter analyst who slunk away at night to kill without conscience, I could have become a doctor, or a physicist, or even a senator who slunk away at night to kill without conscience. It was terribly sad to think of all my wasted potential.

  Jeff Lindsay

  Teacher, School, Opportunity

  Jeff Lindsay (2010). “Dexter Is Delicious: Dexter Morgan (5)”, p.67, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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• Why are man hole covers around?" If you don't knwo the answer to the questions, you're not smart enough to work at microsoft

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Men, Microsoft, Answers

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• The thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it. And each feels as good as the other. Your heart doesn't know if it's loving a man, a book, or a puppy. If your heart were that smart, it would be your brain.

  Lisa Scottoline

  Book, Heart, Love Is

  Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella (2015). “Truly Funny Stories Vol. 1: Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog and My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space”, p.277, St. Martin's Press

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• A geek is like a dork. Someone who’s on the fringe, who you wouldn’t want to hang out with. A nerd is someone too weird and smart to fit in with the masses. Like me.” “You’re not a nerd!” “It’s okay. I know who I am. I consider it a compliment. I like when people tell me I’m weird.” I cram four Cheez Doodles into my mouth. “I mean, why be normal?

  Susane Colasanti

  Mean, Who I Am, People

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• I've always believed that a person is smart. It's people that are stupid.

  Marilyn Manson

  Stupid, People, Persons

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• Ut cum spiritu postrema sacramentum dejuremus," he chanted. "Et hostes ornamenta addent ad ianuam necem." "You just...finished the prophesy,"Rachael stammered. "-An oath to keep with a final breath/And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. How did you-" "I know those lines." Jason winced and put his hands to his temples. "I don't know how, but I KNOW that prophecy." "In Latin, no less," Drew called out. "Handsome AND smart.

  Rick Riordan

  Latin, Doors, Hands

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• I was trying to prove to them and to myself that I was still who I had always been. I was beautiful, if fat. I was smart, if loud. I was good, if ruined.

  Alice Sebold

  Beautiful, Trying, Loud

  Alice Sebold (2009). “Lucky”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• I want to be with you as much as possible, Ronnie. You're smart and funny and you're honest. I trust you. I trust us. Yeah, I'm leaving and you're going back home. But neither of those things changes the way I feel about you. And my feelings aren't going to change simply because I'm going to Vanderbilt. I love you more than I've ever loved anyone.

  Nicholas Sparks

  I Love You More, Home, Leaving

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• Don't you see? We've become smart enough to justify stupid behavior. Like, 'I'm angry at him and I didn't express it, so I turned my anger inward and now it's depression, so in order to feel good again, what I should do is call him and express my anger.' It's like, if we can make it sound smart enough, we're allowed to do stupid things.

  Carrie Fisher

  Stupid, Order, Feel Good

  Carrie Fisher (2011). “Postcards From the Edge”, p.129, Simon and Schuster

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• Don't you make fun of me or my children! Some babies are premature. Mine were all postmature. That's why they're so smart. Their brains had longer to develop.

  Jeannette Walls

  Baby, Children, Fun

  Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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• You're pretty smart for a Fed." "I missed a bunch of questions on the entrance exam on purpose so that I could get into the agency.

  Diana Rowland

  Agency, Purpose, Exam

  Diana Rowland (2009). “Mark of the Demon”, p.321, Bantam

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• Tohru: Call a doctor, or a vet, or anybody! Oh, Mr. Postman, it's terrible! You see, they're animals!
  Postman: Uh, yes, they certainly are. Here's your mail.

  Natsuki Takaya

  Dog, Good Day, Animal

  "Fruits Basket". Season 1, Episode 2: "The Sohma Curse", www.imdb.com. July 12, 2001.

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• When I was a child, all problems had ended with a single word from my father. A smile from him was sunshine, his scowl a bolt of thunder. He was smart, and generous, and honorable without fail. He could exile a trespasser, check my math homework, and fix the leaky bathroom sink, all before dinner. For the longest time, I thought he was invincible. Above the petty problems that plagued normal people. And now he was gone.

  Rachel Vincent

  Children, Father, Sunshine

  Rachel Vincent (2010). “Alpha”, p.244, MIRA

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• That's smart. Once Sonya's able to talk, we'll need to move." He smiled. "Sydney's turning into a battle mastermind." "Hey, she's not in charge here," I teased. "She's just a soldier." "Right." He lightly brushed his fingers against my cheek. "Sorry, Captain." "General," I corrected, catching my breath at that brief touch.

  Richelle Mead

  Sorry, Moving, Soldier

  Richelle Mead (2013). “Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection”, p.1287, Penguin

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• Smart stupid. Stupid smart.

  Michael Grant

  Stupid

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• If I'm smart then I'll run away, but I'm not so I guess I'll stay

  Madonna Ciccone

  Running, Running Away, Ifs

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• She might not be as strong as everyone she met, or as fast, or even as smart. But she could bullshit with the best of them. Combine that quality with a license to carry, and a girl could more than get by in this life.

  Laura Lippman

  Girl, Strong, Bullshit

  "By a Spider's Thread". Book by Laura Lippman, 2004.

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• He's one of those smart, drifty young people who, after certain deliberations, decides he wants to do Something in the Arts but won't, possibly can't, think in terms of an actual job; who seems to imagine that youth and brains and willingness will simply summon an occupation, the precise and perfect nature of which will reveal itself in its own time.

  Michael Cunningham

  Art, Jobs, Thinking

  Michael Cunningham (2010). “By Nightfall: A Novel”, p.12, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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• I'm sorry I never really believed," I said. "Not the way Jack did." "It doesn't make any difference," my mother replied. Her eyes focused on the beanstalk for a moment, then returned to mine. "You believe now. Be safe and smart up there, my Gen. Be yourself." Before I could answer, my mother turned away and walked quickly toward the house. I turned to face the beanstalk. There is no going back now, I thought. For better or worse, there was only going forward. There was only going up. Seizing the trunk of the beanstalk with both hands, I pushed off from the World Below and began to climb.

  Cameron Dokey

  Mother, Being Yourself, Sorry

  Cameron Dokey (2010). “The World Above”, p.1, Simon and Schuster

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