Quotes by category:Smart

No creature smarts so little as a fool.

Alexander Pope

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The heart resolves this matter in a trice, "Men only feel the smart, but not the vice.

Alexander Pope

smart heart men

Bin Laden actually is the most European or westernized of all the Arab leaders. He's the one who is the most polished ironically. He's smart and handsome and rich... you know, he's quite the eligible guy. Well trained by the CIA. He's a very dangerous man indeed and he now has this franchise called Al Qaeda, which rivals Starbucks in its ubiquity.

Alexander Siddig

ubiquity smart men

I lived on my own when I was living in New York City when I was 18, working on a show. And that definitely kind of grows you up a little faster than a normal 18-year-old in college, so I think so. I think I've got some street smarts.

Alexandra Chando

smart college new-york

Inclusion and fairness in the workplace . . . is not simply the right thing to do; it's the smart thing to do.

Alexis Herman

fairness workplace smart

What is wrong with encouraging students to put "how well they're doing" ahead of "what they're doing." An impressive and growing body of research suggests that this emphasis (1) undermines students' interest in learning, (2) makes failure seem overwhelming, (3) leads students to avoid challenging themselves, (4) reduces the quality of learning, and (5) invites students to think about how smart they are instead of how hard they tried.

Alfie Kohn

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Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs.

Alfred Hitchcock

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The vow that binds too strictly snaps itself.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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All my serving utensils are measured. It's not obvious, because they're really beautiful, but I have the option of tracking what I'm eating. That helps me be smart about it.

Ali Vincent

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There's the belief that we can't be smart enough to write. And certainly censorship of women, too.

Alice Mattison

smart belief writing

I was trying to prove to them and to myself that I was still who I had always been. I was beautiful, if fat. I was smart, if loud. I was good, if ruined.

Alice Sebold

smart trying beautiful

I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say.

Alicia Keys

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It's important to be smart, but it's also important to be active with your intelligence. The more you sit around over-thinking things, the more trouble you get into.

Alisa Valdes

smart life thinking

People ought to shop smart and really think about what they are buying.

Allen Crawford

smart people thinking

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions. If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart.

Allen Iverson

smart basketball believe

My mother was a feminist and a divorcee who worked. She was very smart.

Alley Mills

smart feminist mother

Most people are multi-talented and good at a lot of things, so I just think it's smart, especially in this day and age where the competition is so fierce, in every avenue, to have a bunch of things you're doing.

Allie Gonino

smart people thinking

That occurs everywhere, unfortunately. Powerful, smart women who make it to the end sometimes are not seen as the same charismatic likable guys.

Allison Grodner

smart guy powerful

I didn't get to be this smart by not being stupid

Allison Mackie

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I don't understand how some of these young actresses are wearing such provocative, editorial items, when they haven't even established a career yet. It's hard to see past that. I'm not so sure that's smart in the long run.

Allison Williams

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