Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.

You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.

I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.

There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart.

Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.

People are trying to be smart - all I am trying to do is not to be idiotic, but it's harder than most people think.

I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That's like a free compliment and you don't even gotta be smart to notice it.

I was a smart kid, but I hated school.

A man who correctly guesses a woman's age may be smart, but he's not very bright.

Widespread use of antibiotics promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance. Smart use of antibiotics is the key to controlling its spread.

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.

I'd always rather be lucky than smart.

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?

If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.

Life gets harder the smarter you get, the more you know.

Many of our newly smart would rather be found murdering their children than being kind to their parents. They would prefer to be damned for rudeness than to be snickered at for courtesy.

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.

To generalize is to be an idiot.