Quotes by Smart I think a smart woman can sell the average man anything. Leo Burnett smartmenthinking Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good. Laozi smartwiseeducation We have throughout our history been tested when it comes to the institutions of our democracy. And thank God our forefathers were smart enough to establish a government of checks and balances to make sure that power cannot be centralized in any one branch of government. And those institutions have proven themselves. Leon Panetta smartbalancedemocracy I did not come from an academic background. My father was a smart man, but he had a fifth-grade education. He and all his friends were plumbers. They were all born around 1905 in great poverty in New York City and had to go to work when they were 12 or 13 years old. Leonard Susskind smartnew-yorkfather I was watching an interview with Martin Scorcese concerning Raging Bull, which is one of my favorite films, and he was talking about how he'd worked with a lot of guys who weren't quote-unquote "actors," like Joe Pesce and Frank Vincent. Scorcese was very smart in the way that he cast, because you don't know where you're going to find the right person who can carry a role and summon that emotion you're looking for. Lenny Kravitz smartguytalking I should do the things that make me feel cool and smart. As I get older, I'm realizing more and more that it doesn't really matter if I'm good at it, it just matters that I try. My own effort, my own willingness, are becoming what's appealing to me. Lena Dunham effortsmarttrying You know what I like about San Francisco? The women are beautiful, fashionable and smart. San Francisco is one of the only cities I like to visit. I love New York and Chicago - I studied there, and L.A. has the same people as New York. LeRoy Neiman smartnew-yorkbeautiful I cheated a lot, because I just couldn't sit and do homework. I usually sat next to someone extremely smart. Leonardo DiCaprio homeworknextsmart Let the fires go out in the boiler room of the church and the place will still look smart and clean, but it will be cold. The Prayer Room is the boiler room for its spiritual life. Leonard Ravenhill smartprayerspiritual Boys don't make passes at female smart asses. Letty Cottin Pogrebin smartfemaleboys Stupid presidents, smart presidents, white presidents, black presidents - doesn't work! What this country needs is a crazy Third World dictator. And Donald Trump has what it takes to be that. He's already got a plane with his name on it, solid gold buildings, a harem... Lewis Black smartcrazycountry Between a fellow who is stupid and honest and one who is smart and crooked, I will take the first. I won't get much out of him, but with that other guy I can't keep what I've got. Lewis Blaine Hershey smarthonestystupid It's smart to be friends with one's sex partner but dumb to have sex with one's friends. Letty Cottin Pogrebin friendssmartsex My parents wanted me to be smart and be a scholar, and the best I could do was graduate high school. Levon Helm smartparentschool About as close you can get to the perfect cerebral thriller: searingly smart, ridiculously funny, and fast as hell... I defy anybody to read the first page and not keep going to the last. Lev Grossman smartpagesperfect Someone very smart once said to me, "Steal, don't borrow." So if there's anything good in anything anyone else does, it's fair game. I think that everything I've ever done at some point is part of someone else's legacy. Liev Schreiber smartgamesthinking I love people, 'cause people are so smart. People have done a lot of great things. Lil B smartcausespeople I love a smart girl and a girl who loves her family! Lil Romeo smart-girlsmartgirl Everyone assumes that novelists are smarter and more interesting. They're generally smarter and more interesting, but they're often very short. So it kind of cancels all the smart and interesting stuff out. Liev Schreiber smartnovelistsinteresting I like to play smart, three-dimensional women. I also like to play roles where the women are a little crazy. I just have a feel for crazy people. Lili Taylor smartcrazyplay«7677787980818283848586»
