David Hewlett Quotes

I think there is a basic comfort in clever people who know things.

In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.

I don't get asked a lot of questions about science and the Bible, for example. Probably people just know I'm not very smart and I don't have an answer to those anyway.

He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.

I'm rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.

What's an expert? I read somewhere, that the more a man knows, the more he knows he doesn't know. So I suppose one definition of an expert would be someone who doesn't admit out loud that he knows enough about a subject to know he doesn't really know how much.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

If you know what you're talking about, or if you feel that you do, the reader will believe you.

To be a good model, you have to be very smart.

I've always wanted to answer all the questions that nature posed for us.

People realize this man knows what the hell's going on and nobody else does.

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.

An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions.

Nobody ever heard Jack Nicklaus say 'I don't know' about anything.

I think the reason I am important is that I know everything.

Intelligence is sexy. Don't play dumb, especially young girls. Don't play dumb. And let people see that you are intelligent.

I can handle heckling on evolution because it's my own field.

You can't say Charles doesn't know what he's talking about.

First rule of magic? Always be the smartest guy in the room.

I pretty much know what I'm doing.

Trust me. I'm a genius.

If people are speaking about something passionately and if they have a level of intelligence about it and if they're sufficiently informed, it's going to be like a magnet to people.

I tell the truth. And I know what I'm talking about. That's why I'm a threat.

If I'm educated and passionate about a topic, I'll answer the question. But I also know when to shut the hell up.