Smart Quotes - Page 22

• Smart stupid. Stupid smart.

  Michael Grant

  Stupid

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• Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late.

  Mike Tyson

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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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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• The phrase booze and mischief left me worrying I'd stumbled into what my mother referred to as "the wrong crowd," but for the wrong crowd, they both seemed awfully smart.

  John Green

  Mother, Worry, Phrases

  John Green (2015). “Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.21, Penguin

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• If this was The Lord of the Rings and I had a smart British voice like Cate Blanchett, I could tell you the background of the events of that fall in a really suspenseful way. And you’d be straining to hear the rest.

  Charlaine Harris

  Fall, Voice, Events

  Charlaine Harris (2008). “From Dead to Worse: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel”, p.7, Penguin

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• What are the odds that people will make smart decisions about money if they don't need to make smart decisions--if they can get rich making dumb decisions? The incentives on Wall Street were all wrong; they're still all wrong.

  Michael Lewis

  Wall, Odds, People

  Michael Lewis (2015). “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (movie tie-in)”, p.266, W. W. Norton & Company

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• At this very moment, you may be saying to yourself that you have any number of admirable qualities. You are a loyal friend, a caring person, someone who is smart, dependable, fun to be around. That's wonderful, and I'm happy for you, but let me ask you this: are you being any of those things to yourself?

  Phil McGraw

  Fun, Self Esteem, Caring

  Phil McGraw (2013). “The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

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• It's amazing how smart the body is. Though maybe we could do without loving. I think it's overrated, and I think it's too hard. You should only love your children; that is necessary, because otherwise you might kill them. But to love a man? It's overrated, and it's too hard and I will never, ever do it again.

  Elizabeth Berg

  Children, Men, Thinking

  Elizabeth Berg (2000). “Open House: A Novel”, Random House Incorporated

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• I'm too young, too smart and too good-looking to die.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Funny Life, Looking Good, Young

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011). “Invincible: The Chronicles of Nick”, p.8, Macmillan

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• She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.

  Gail Parent

  Happiness, Laughter, Joy

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Better stupid and safe that smart and dead.

  Cate Tiernan

  Stupid, Safe

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• As Alaska zipped through something obvious about linear equations, stoner/baller Hank Walsten said, "Wait, wait. I don't get it." "That's because you have eight functioning brain cells." "Studies show that Marijuana is better for your health than those cigarettes," Hank said. Alaska swallowed a mouthful of fries, took a drag on her cigarette, and blew a smoke at Hank. "I may die young," she said. "But at least I'll die smart. Now, back to tangents.

  John Green

  Marijuana, Cells, Alaska

  John Green (2008). “Looking for Alaska”, p.46, Penguin

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• From the first, you enchanted me. You are more than beautiful. You are smart and strong and determined. When I'm with you. I want to be a better man. I want to be worthy of you. I want to provide for you I want to give you the life you deserve. One day, I will. Because I know, deep in my soul, that to part is to die. - Gideon to Scarlet (wedding vows)

  Gena Showalter

  Beautiful, Strong, Men

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• Loving people, and allowing yourself to be loved, was only worth the risk if the odds were in your favor, but they quite clearly weren't. There were about seventy-nine squillion people in the world, and if you were very lucky, you would end up being loved by fifteen or twenty of them. So how smart did you have to be to work out that it just wasn't worth the risk?

  Nick Hornby

  Odds, People, Work Out

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• Working hard, and being thoughtful, and generous, and smart; it's a path to a better life.

  Ashton Kutcher

  Inspirational, Motivational, Suicide

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• A stupid person can make only certain, limited types of errors; the mistakes open to a clever fellow are far broader. But to the one who knows how smart he is compared to everyone else, the possibilities for true idiocy are boundless.

  Steven Brust

  Clever, Mistake, Stupid

  Steven Brust (2010). “Iorich”, p.172, Macmillan

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• You’re kind of a psycho. I get that.” “I might be,” Monica agreed, and gave her a slow, strange smile. “You’re one smart little freak. Now run away, smart little freak, before I change my mind and stick you in one of these old suitcases for some architect to find a hundred years from now.” Claire blinked. “Archaeologist.” Monica’s eyes turned winter cold. “Oh, you’d better start running away now.

  Rachel Caine

  Running, Eye, Winter

  Rachel Caine (2010). “The Morganville Vampires:”, p.107, Penguin

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• Thomas swallowed, wondering how he could ever go out there. His desire to become a Runner had taken a major blow. But he had to do it. Somehow he KNEW he had to do it. It was such an odd thing to feel, especially after what he'd just seen... Thomas knew he was a smart kid- he somehow felt it in his bones. But nothing about this place made any sense. Except for one thing. He was supposed to be a Runner. Why did he feel that so strongly? And even now, after seeing what lived in the maze?

  James Dashner

  Taken, Kids, Blow

  James Dashner (2009). “The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, Book One): Book One”, p.39, Delacorte Press

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• I blame Jeb for letting you be such a smart aleck.” I stared at her. “I blame you for altering my DNA! I mean, I have wings, lady! What were you thinking?

  James Patterson

  Mean, Thinking, Dna

  James Patterson (2011). “Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports”, p.168, Hachette UK

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• Who is he when he isn't Dauntless, isn't an instructor, isn't Four, isn't anything in particular? Whoever he is, I like him. It's easier to admit that to myself now, in the dark, after all that just happened. He is not sweet or gentle or particularly kind. But he is smart and brave, and even though he saved me, he treated me like I was strong. That is all I need to know.

  Veronica Roth

  Sweet, Strong, Dark

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• Generally, I like to appear smart. I don't admit being stupid when there's any hope I'm not.

  Michelle Sagara

  Stupid, Being Stupid

  Michelle Sagara (2009). “Chronicles of Elantra bundle: Cast in Shadow\Cast in Courtlight\Cast in Secret”, p.685, LUNA

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• The Doctor: [aiming gun at the ceiling] Didn't anyone ever tell you? There's one thing you never put in a trap if you're smart. If you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there's one thing you never, ever put in a trap. Angel Bob: And what would that be, sir? The Doctor: Me. [fires]

  Steven Moffat

  Angel, Gun, Fire

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