Being Smart – Page 9

I wanted to touch

I wanted to touch on how we look on each other. Good hair, light skin, you must be smart; if you’re black, you’re dark-skinned, you’re ugly. That really happens. This is something that started with slavery, when they divided the house, and it’s still a part of today’s society and things that we battle with. … Read more

These days people don’t

These days people don’t search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living, raise families and look after themselves, that’s all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise! Ajahn Chah

It’s easy to be

It’s easy to be smart when you are parodying smart people. Randy Pausch

Rather than lose the

Rather than lose the public because television is here, wouldn’t it be smart to adopt television as our instrument? Adolph Zukor

You have your whole

You have your whole life ahead of you. Be smart. Study hard and be independent. I’m afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim. You must rely on yourself. No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge. The world is changing. You … Read more

It’s just … everything.

It’s just … everything. There are too many people. And I don’t fit in. I don’t know how to be. Nothing that I’m good at is the sort of thing that matters there. Being smart doesn’t matter—and being good with words. And when those things do matter, it’s only because people want something from me. … Read more

I don’t even really

I don’t even really understand that concept of someone being ‘smart’ or someone else being ‘smarter.’ I think that except for the obvious special cases, we’re all equal.
Ab-Soul

I really can’t complain

I really can’t complain about actresses who get paid to be dumb. Most of us can’t get paid to be smart.
Aaron Allston