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Smart Quotes

I did not have a mobile phone in 1993. No one did, except the occasional banker or Hollywood star seeming smart, or the main character in ‘American Psycho.’ In 1993, every day was ‘let’s get lost.’ I could walk Greenwich Village for hours and not be found Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I wonder, that one missing sock after doing laundry, is the smart one. After being unhappy for so long, it finally walks away from a frayed, worn-out relationship Picture Quote #1

If those in power were smart or kind then there would not be any unnecessary animal cruelty in our world. If Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be involved in TV and film in some capacity, so a compromise, because acting seemed unrealistic, and so risky, was to get into the production side. And it was a really fortunate, smart move looking back on it, because it gave me perspective on another side of the business Picture Quote #1

A smart wife is one who makes sure she spends so much that her husband can’t afford another woman Picture Quote #1

I turned down ‘Some Like It Hot.’ See how smart I am? I felt I couldn’t bring anything funny to it. The outfit was funny. I don’t need to compete with the wardrobe Picture Quote #1

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In today’s world, we all live with the burden of feeling that anything is possible if we’re only clever enough, smart enough, work hard enough Picture Quote #1

A typical smart phone has more computing power than Apollo 11 when it landed a man on the moon Picture Quote #1

Women are often worried about how they look, and that’s not superficial. We know that our appearance has nothing to do with how smart, creative, or hardworking we are, but it plays powerfully into what society decides we are worth Picture Quote #1

You can be obsessed with makeup and hair products and, you know, your appearance and still be absolutely making smart life decisions and work on your smarts, develop your smarts by studying something like math. Then you’ll make much better decisions on the brands of clothing that you buy or whatever it is that you want Picture Quote #1

Okay, it was the Tree of Knowledge. You eat this apple; you’re going to be as smart as God. We can’t have that Picture Quote #1

My dad is truly the person who always made me believe in myself, to appreciate that I was smart Picture Quote #1

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I appreciate my true fans for enjoying me in what I do every day, whether interviews or playing heel. They are smart and nice people Picture Quote #1

Film is a very collaborative medium. If you’re smart enough, you learn how to maintain your vision while drawing resourcefully from all the people around you Picture Quote #1

As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you’d thought of Picture Quote #1

For a lot of people, well-meaning teaching has made poetry seem arcane, difficult, a kind of brown-knotting medicine that might be good for you but doesn’t taste so good. So I tried to make a collection of poetry that would be fun. And that would bring out poetry as an art, rather than the challenge to say smart things Picture Quote #1

I hated school so bad. I only liked art class during high school. I was always smart Picture Quote #1

Am I as experienced, or mature, or smart as others CEOs? No probably not, but there’s something, I think, very useful about having a founder as the CEO Picture Quote #1

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It’s very hard for a man to ask questions about sex. The smart ones do Picture Quote #1

TV Guide’ is smart to aim toward women. More women will go there to find out what’s on - just like when guys won’t ask for directions, a woman will break out the map Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter how smart you are; to audition for ‘Jeopardy,’ you just have to luck out and know what they’re asking you that day Picture Quote #1

Really smart people don’t want to say stupid things, and they really don’t want to be a part of a PR-engineered interview. People really do want to be smart, and they want smart questions. So, if you ask smart questions, there’s no way you can’t do well Picture Quote #1

In terms of getting people to experiment more and take more risk, there are at least three things that immediately come to my mind. Number one, of course, is role-modeling it yourself. Number two is, when people take intelligent, smart risks and yet it doesn’t work out, not shooting them. And number three, being honest with yourself Picture Quote #1

We like to think about how smart we are. But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in, it’s all there, at least the basic elements of it. You can’t change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed Picture Quote #1

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I think David Letterman is a genius. Night after night he is funny and smart. He seems to really enjoy his jokes. They seem connected to who he really is. I like watching him, and there is no one better at turning an awkward moment into something very funny Picture Quote #1

The science can tell you that the thousands of pseudo-scientific parenting books out there - not to mention the ‘Baby Einstein’ DVDs and the flash cards and the brain-boosting toys - won’t do a thing to make your baby smarter. That’s largely because babies are already as smart as they can be; smarter than we are in some ways Picture Quote #1

Cherry Money Baby is fabulous in every sense of the word! It’s earthy and smart and moving, laugh-out-loud funny, surprising, inventive, suspenseful, and Â- Oh, Hell Â- just gorgeously written! Picture Quote #1

How do you know someone is a grandparent? They’ve got milk stains on every shirt from burping babies. Their pants are worn out at the knees from crawling around giving pony rides. They have 2,842 pictures of the grandkids on their smart phone and not one photo of their spouse Picture Quote #1

If there’s a theme in my work, it’s that I like to focus on smart people who are facing oppression and who are fighting back against it Picture Quote #1

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I did not have a mobile phone in 1993. No one did, except the occasional banker or Hollywood star seeming smart, or the main character in ‘American Psycho.’ In 1993, every day was ‘let’s get lost.’ I could walk Greenwich Village for hours and not be found. (Smart Quotes) Sometimes I wonder, that one missing sock after doing laundry, is the smart one. After being unhappy for so long, it finally walks away from a frayed, worn-out relationship. (Smart Quotes) If those in power were smart or kind then there would not be any unnecessary animal cruelty in our world. If. (Smart Quotes) I wanted to be involved in TV and film in some capacity, so a compromise, because acting seemed unrealistic, and so risky, was to get into the production side. And it was a really fortunate, smart move looking back on it, because it gave me perspective on another side of the business. (Smart Quotes) A smart wife is one who makes sure she spends so much that her husband can’t afford another woman. (Smart Quotes) I turned down ‘Some Like It Hot.’ See how smart I am? I felt I couldn’t bring anything funny to it. The outfit was funny. I don’t need to compete with the wardrobe. (Smart Quotes) In today’s world, we all live with the burden of feeling that anything is possible if we’re only clever enough, smart enough, work hard enough. (Smart Quotes) A typical smart phone has more computing power than Apollo 11 when it landed a man on the moon (Smart Quotes) Women are often worried about how they look, and that’s not superficial. We know that our appearance has nothing to do with how smart, creative, or hardworking we are, but it plays powerfully into what society decides we are worth. (Smart Quotes) You can be obsessed with makeup and hair products and, you know, your appearance and still be absolutely making smart life decisions and work on your smarts, develop your smarts by studying something like math. Then you’ll make much better decisions on the brands of clothing that you buy or whatever it is that you want. (Smart Quotes) Okay, it was the Tree of Knowledge. You eat this apple; you’re going to be as smart as God. We can’t have that. (Smart Quotes) My dad is truly the person who always made me believe in myself, to appreciate that I was smart (Smart Quotes) I appreciate my true fans for enjoying me in what I do every day, whether interviews or playing heel. They are smart and nice people. (Smart Quotes) Film is a very collaborative medium. If you’re smart enough, you learn how to maintain your vision while drawing resourcefully from all the people around you. (Smart Quotes) As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you’d thought of. (Smart Quotes) For a lot of people, well-meaning teaching has made poetry seem arcane, difficult, a kind of brown-knotting medicine that might be good for you but doesn’t taste so good. So I tried to make a collection of poetry that would be fun. And that would bring out poetry as an art, rather than the challenge to say smart things. (Smart Quotes) I hated school so bad. I only liked art class during high school. I was always smart. (Smart Quotes) Am I as experienced, or mature, or smart as others CEOs? No probably not, but there’s something, I think, very useful about having a founder as the CEO. (Smart Quotes) It’s very hard for a man to ask questions about sex. The smart ones do. (Smart Quotes) TV Guide’ is smart to aim toward women. More women will go there to find out what’s on - just like when guys won’t ask for directions, a woman will break out the map. (Smart Quotes) It doesn’t matter how smart you are; to audition for ‘Jeopardy,’ you just have to luck out and know what they’re asking you that day. (Smart Quotes) Really smart people don’t want to say stupid things, and they really don’t want to be a part of a PR-engineered interview. People really do want to be smart, and they want smart questions. So, if you ask smart questions, there’s no way you can’t do well. (Smart Quotes) In terms of getting people to experiment more and take more risk, there are at least three things that immediately come to my mind. Number one, of course, is role-modeling it yourself. Number two is, when people take intelligent, smart risks and yet it doesn’t work out, not shooting them. And number three, being honest with yourself. (Smart Quotes) We like to think about how smart we are. But I think talent as a writer is hard-wired in, it’s all there, at least the basic elements of it. You can’t change it any more than you can choose whether to be right handed or left handed. (Smart Quotes) Nobody talks about how Puffy went to Howard University or about Lil Wayne attending the University of Houston. All the young kids know is what they see on the videos. They don’t realize that these guys have taken managerial and business courses, and know how to brand and how to market themselves. They’re very smart. (Smart Quotes) I think David Letterman is a genius. Night after night he is funny and smart. He seems to really enjoy his jokes. They seem connected to who he really is. I like watching him, and there is no one better at turning an awkward moment into something very funny. (Smart Quotes) The science can tell you that the thousands of pseudo-scientific parenting books out there - not to mention the ‘Baby Einstein’ DVDs and the flash cards and the brain-boosting toys - won’t do a thing to make your baby smarter. That’s largely because babies are already as smart as they can be; smarter than we are in some ways. (Smart Quotes) Cherry Money Baby is fabulous in every sense of the word! It’s earthy and smart and moving, laugh-out-loud funny, surprising, inventive, suspenseful, and Â- Oh, Hell Â- just gorgeously written! (Smart Quotes) How do you know someone is a grandparent? They’ve got milk stains on every shirt from burping babies. Their pants are worn out at the knees from crawling around giving pony rides. They have 2,842 pictures of the grandkids on their smart phone and not one photo of their spouse. (Smart Quotes) If there’s a theme in my work, it’s that I like to focus on smart people who are facing oppression and who are fighting back against it. (Smart Quotes)

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