Smarter Quotes - page 6

Punishment of cadets had been artfully crafted. In the early nineteenth century, West Point officials deemed manual labor an inappropriate punishment for a cadet: It would have been an ungentlemanly task for a future officer. But they could make him do something that was tiring, embarrassing, and, most excruciating, accomplished nothing. So cadets ever since have been awarded "Area tours," each representing an hour- two hours on Friday afternoon, and then three on Saturday- walking in our dress gray uniforms with rifles across the Area. As my bemused father explained to me, the Area does not make you smarter, braver, or more expert; even trench digging would offer some tangible benefit. At the academy, where we hoarded free minutes, walking the yard meant wasted hours. (Stanley A. McChrystal)
Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so. View quote
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Nobody is smarter than you are. And what if they are? What good is their understanding doing you? View quote
Terence McKenna
The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I'm not afraid to die on a treadmill, right? I will run. I will not be out-worked, period. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, you might be sexier than me, you might be all of those things you got it on me in nine categories. But if we get on the treadmill together, right, there's two things. You're getting off first, or I'm going to die. It's really that simple, right? View quote
Will Smith
How do you fight someone smarter than yourself?' Rand Whispered. 'The answer is simple. You make her think that you are sitting down across the table from her, ready to play her game. Then you punch her in the face as hard as you can. View quote
Brandon Sanderson
You know horses are smarter than people. You never heard of a horse going broke betting on people. View quote
Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide. View quote
Will Rogers
I just think if you're 44 years old and you're not smarter than you were when you were 35 years old or 25 years old, just stay in your room. View quote
Keith Olbermann
life is tough when you are always talking to people smarter than you. View quote
Chetan Bhagat
People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being. View quote
Rubén Blades
Teachers started recognizing me and praising me for being smart in science and that made me want to be even smarter in science! (Steve Wozniak)
I've been taking a closer look at these graduates. They are actually taller, stronger, smarter than we were, smart enough maybe to take our mistakes as their messages, to make our weaknesses their lessons, and to make our example - good and not so good - part of their education. View quote
Mario Cuomo
"What do you know about the activities of the brain and the nervous system?” I laughed. "About as much as any hustler from the Budayeen who can barely read and write his name. I know that the brain is in the head, I've heard that it's a bad idea to let some thug spill it on the sidewalk. Beyond that, I don't know much.” I did, truthfully, know some more, but I always hold something in reserve. It's a good policy to be a little quicker, a little stronger, and a little smarter than everybody thinks you are. View quote
George Alec Effinger
I'm usin' smarter tactics to overcome this slum I won't become as dumb as some and succumb to scum It's cumbersome, I'm tryin' to do well on this Earth But it's been hell on this Earth since I fell on this Earth. View quote
Eminem
It's hard to pay attention these days because of multiple affects of the information technology nowadays. You tend to develop a faster, speedier mind, but I don't think it's necessarily broader or smarter. View quote
Robert Redford
I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am. View quote
Henry J. Kaiser
"He who exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.” (Matthew 23:12) The person who exalts himself ... will be humbled, because a person who considers himself to be good, intelligent, and kind will not even try to become better, smarter, kinder. The humble person will be exalted, because he considers himself bad and will try to become better, kinder, and more reasonable. View quote
Leo Tolstoy
I think it's a total nightmare and disaster, and I'm ashamed that I went against my own instincts in supporting it (the U. S. war in Iraq). It's something I'll never do again. Never. I got convinced by a friend of mine who's smarter than I am, and I shouldn't have done that. No. I want things to work out, but I'm enraged by it, actually. View quote
Tucker Carlson
Usually, if you see the environment destroyed, it's not because that's necessary for development. It's usually because we're being lazy, and we're not being as creative as we could be about how to do it in a smarter, sustainable way. View quote
Barack Obama
We have a better story to tell. But to say that our vision for the future is better is not to say that it will inevitably win. Because history also shows the power of fear. History shows the lasting hold of greed and the desire to dominate others in the minds of men. Especially men. History shows how easily people can be convinced to turn on those who look different, or worship God in a different way. So, if we're truly to continue Madiba's long walk towards freedom, we're going to have to work harder and we're going to have to be smarter. View quote
Barack Obama
What I would say is the single most important thing, if you want to avoid all the stupid errors, is knowing where you're competent and where you aren't. And that's very hard to do because the human mind naturally tries to make you think you're way smarter than you are. (Charlie Munger)
I was sort of an amoral little jerk when I was young. I was arrogant about being smarter than other people, but unhappy that I wasn't able to spend all my time doing what I wanted. I spent a year in a juvenile home for a first offense after an evaluation by a psychologist went very badly. View quote
John D. Carmack
I have a very simple question to people who seem to suffer from excessive narcissism: please name three other persons who are smarter and more capable than you, in the field you work in. (In most cases they are utterly unable to answer that question honestly.) View quote
Ingo Molnar
I work quite diligently and wish that I were better and smarter. And these both are one and the same. View quote
Ludwig Wittgenstein
I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am. View quote
Gerald Ford