Quotes by Smart You just can't tell or calibrate motive or intelligence or sense. So I don't read anything unless someone tells me that it's really smart or illuminating. I don't read any reviews anymore and it's been really liberating. Anna Quindlen reviewsmotivesmart The Trump Card is appealing, grounded, smart, and has a sense of humor. Ivanka Trump proves that believing in yourself and working hard never go out of style. Anna Wintour smartstylebelieve M: Is he smart I: She yes very smart sees right through me M: In my day we valued blindness rather more Anne Carson very-smartblindnesssmart I very rarely read the responses to my Salon pieces, because (as you may have noticed) the trolls can be SO evil. So violent in their hostility to me and my work. OK, wait, wait, wait. That's a lie. I do read the responses--and get mesmerized, like cobra hypnosis. But I laugh (mostly) at the trolls, and think about what tiny little weenies they must have. (They seem to be mostly men.) And then ALL these smart, funny people leap to my defense, which is medicine, and fills me with love and thankfulness. Anne Lamott smartmenlying I think I'm just as good as anyone. That's the way I was brought up. I'll tell you a secret: I think I'm better! Ha! I remember being aware that colored people were supposed to feel inferior. I knew I was a smart little thing, a personality, an individual - a human being! I couldn't understand how people could look at me and not see that, because it sure was obvious to me. Annie Elizabeth Delany smartpeoplethinking If someone says something unpleasant, I can't say it doesn't smart a bit. It always does. Someone can take a really nasty swipe if they want because it kind of feels powerful for a person to write in a paper and get that thing out there. Annie Lennox smartpowerfulwriting If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit Awards. Annie Proulx smartindependentyears Whenever I’m about to have sex with a girl, I play it smart and just automatically assume she has herpes; because that way I don’t have to tell her about my herpes. Anthony Jeselnik smartgirlsex I'm a comedian and there are a lot of things I'm still learning. I love one liners because I love smart jokes. I also don't like complaining about society or whining about my life on stage. Anthony Jeselnik comediansmartcomplaining I like the Baldwin boys a great deal. Alec is super-smart, super-articulate, almost too smart to be an actor. Anthony LaPaglia smartactorsboys One thing that I've been very vocal about roles I take, and my representation has been very smart about, is that I didn't go to Juilliard to be "Thug #2" in movies. I like to be challenged. I'd say that about 40% of the roles I've done have been written for white men. Anthony Mackie thugsmartmen When you strip the bark off of Donald Trump, I think he's a very practical person. I think he's a very smart person. He's got an analytical mind. I think he's tapped into something. His son said he's the "blue collar billionaire." Anthony Scaramucci smartsonthinking I got to work with Jennifer Tilly, she was amazing. Such, such a smart actress. April Bowlby jenniferactressessmart I'd love to say I made the smart decision of picking projects that became hits, but with 'The Good Wife,' I read the script and something inside me said, 'I love this, I want to do this.' Archie Panjabi smartwifedecision Through working with amazing people, the bar is always raised to do your own best work. I want to be a part of unique stories that are smart, heartfelt, funny and sad, and have a general sense of good quality. Ari Graynor smartuniquepeople I'm pretty smart with boys. I know how to handle them and I know what to do around them. Ariel Winter smarthandleboys To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in the cellar), be seen in smart restaurants (even if you only nurse one drink) and if you borrow, borrow big. Aristotle Onassis smartsuccessfulnurse When you ask a dumb question, you get a smart answer. Aristotle smartdumbinspirational You may know more about vintage wine than the wine steward, but if you're smart you'll let your man do the choosing and be ecstatic over his selection, even if it tastes like shampoo. Arlene Dahl smartwinemen Like one of those fake-smart, middlebrow TV shows, the speciousness of The Social Network is disguised by topicality. It's really a movie excusing Hollywood ruthlessness. Armond White tv-showsfakesmart«345678910111213»
