#smart

My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn't speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind - like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out. ↗

— Frank Ocean

#amount #could #grandfather #had #his

We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate. ↗

— Deval Patrick

#compassionate #efficient #government #need #our

I went to school, I went to college. I know how to read. Even though I lack common sense sometimes, I am book smart. ↗

— Nicole Polizzi

#book #college #common #common sense #even

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

#academy awards #attention #awards #based #independent

We shouldn't have to be burdened with all the technicalities that come up from time to time with shrewd, smart lawyers interpreting what the laws or what the Constitution may or may not say. ↗

— Dan Quayle

#come #constitution #from time to time #interpreting #laws

I'm a meathead, man. You've got smart people, and you've got dumb people. I just happen to be dumb. ↗

— Keanu Reeves

#dumb people #got #happen #i #just

I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that. ↗

— Portia de Rossi

#feminine #i #intellectual #same #see

Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature; writers are born to entertain. If that means working ostensibly within a genre, fine. ↗

— John Shirley

#artists #born #categories #confuse #entertain

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am. ↗

— M. Night Shyamalan

#any #cooler #i #i am #pretend

People who are funny and smart and return phone calls get much better press than people who are just funny and smart. ↗

— Howard Simons

#calls #funny #get #just #much