Smarter Quotes

• For the first time ever, women are scoring higher than men on IQ tests. Scientists say it has something to do with breast implants -- not that it makes the women smarter, it just makes the men dumber.

  Jay Leno

  Women, Tests, Firsts

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• Who do you think was smarter, Jesus or Buddha? I mean, just in terms of not letting themselves get crucified.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Funny, Jesus, Humor

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• I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good. That's just the way it is. And if you believe that and live by it, you'd be surprised at how much fun you can have. “Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.

  Woody Hayes

  Running, Fun, Smart

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• If you hire people who are smarter than you, maybe you are showing that you are a little bit smarter than them.

  Howard Wilkinson

  People, Littles, Bits

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• Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "P.S. I Love You: When Mom Wrote, She Always Saved the Best for Last". Book by H. Jackson Brown, Jr., March 1, 1991.

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• I am a fool, but I know I'm a fool and that makes me smarter than you.

  Socrates

  Fool, Knows

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• People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.

  Tim Ferriss

  Inspirational, Thinking, People

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• One thing you learn about the novel as a form is that it's always smarter than you are.

  Zadie Smith

  Form, Novel, One Thing

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I have three daughters, so I can't be as tough as I want to be. When you have kids - especially daughters - they know how to work you. They're a lot smarter than we are, that's for sure. But I'll be more tough on their boyfriends.

  Tim McGraw

  Mother, Daughter, Kids

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• Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than the opponents. But if you're looking for morals in politics you're looking for bananas in the cheese department.

  Harry Shearer

  Guy, Cheesy, Politics

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• You cannot achieve success without the risk of failure. And I learned a long time ago, you cannot achieve success, if you fear failure. If you're not afraid to fail, man, you have a chance to succeed. But you're never gonna get there unless you risk it, all the way. I'll risk failure. Sometimes, half the fun is failing. Learning from your mistakes, waking up the next morning, and saying 'Okay. Watch out. Here I come again. A little bit smarter, licking my wounds, and really not looking forward to getting my ass kicked the way I just did yesterday.' So now, I'm just a little more dangerous.

  Paul Heyman

  Morning, Fun, Mistake

  "The Rise & Fall of ECW". Documentary, Sport, www.imdb.com. 2004.

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• The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to produce smarter students.

  Dick Gephardt

  Political, President, Helping

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• Just keep asking questions. Does this job allow me to be myself? Does it make me smarter? Does it open doors? Does it represent a compromise I accept? Does it touch my inner being?

  Suzy Welch

  Jobs, Asking Questions, Doors

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• I'm just another guy who thinks he's smarter than he is, in a long line of them.

  Colin Quinn

  Thinking, Long, Guy

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• It’s like life. The more knowledge you get, the more questions you ask. The smarter you get, the more you realize that everything can be possible.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Realizing, Asks, More Knowledge

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• We are animals, born from the land with the other species. Since we've been living in cities, we've become more and more stupid, not smarter. What made us survive all these hundreds of thousands of years is our spirituality; the link to our land.

  Sebastiao Salgado

  Photography, Stupid, Animal

  "Sebastião Salgado in Siberia" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. December 7, 2012.

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• We are just as a good as men are - and maybe better and smarter.

  Stevie Nicks

  Men

  Source: www.usmagazine.com

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• They may be smarter than you. They may have more money than you. They may come from a different city or a better family. But they can NEVER outwork you. And they can NEVER outprepare you. And they just can't outpractice you. And that's why you'll win.

  Robin Sharma

  Winning, Cities, Different

  FaceBook post by Robin Sharma from Aug 08, 2013

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• Community connectedness is not just about warm fuzzy tales of civic triumph. In measurable and well-documented ways, social capital makes an enormous difference in our lives...Social capital makes us smarter, healthier, safer, richer, and better able to govern a just and stable democracy.

  Robert D. Putnam

  Life, Change, Differences

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• I hope everybody's getting smarter.

  Van Jones

  Source: aalbc.com

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• Leadership is the self-confidence of working with people smarter than you.

  Azim Premji

  Self Confidence, Self, People

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• Women have to be a lot smarter and brighter and have to work a lot harder to prepare themselves. They have to watch what they do and how they behave. It's not a free world yet.

  Letitia Baldrige

  Work, Preparation, World

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• I've always felt that animals are the purest spirits in the world. They don't fake or hide their feelings, and they are the most loyal creatures on Earth. And somehow we humans think we're smarter-what a joke.

  Pink

  Thinking, Animal, Fake

  "P!nk Tells Circus, ‘Pack Your Trunks!’". PETA Interview, www.peta2.com. July 18, 2011.

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• Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people... or find a different room. In professional circles it's called networking. In organizations it's called team building. And in life it's called family, friends, and community. We are all gifts to each other, and my own growth as a leader has shown me again and again that the most rewarding experiences come from my relationships.

  Michael Dell

  Graduation, Team, Memorable

  Michael Dell's commencement address to University of Texas at Austin, www.graduationwisdom.com. May 2003.

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• It's the presence of others who are smarter, kinder, wiser, and different from you that enables you to evolve. Those are the people to surround yourself with at all times.

  Adam Braun

  People, Different, Surround Yourself

  Adam Braun (2015). “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change”, p.218, Simon and Schuster

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