Samuel Goldwyn Quotes

Ultimately, there is no definition for smartness. It's just the ability to do what you want to do really well.

Every one of you is a super genius if you just focus your common sense.

You are good for nothing unless you are clever.

People are not stupid.

What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.

I've never met a funny person who wasn't smart. I've met a lot of dramatic people who were stupid. But I've never met a funny person who wasn't smart.

Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.

The trouble with people like Tony Blair is they get confused, they think intelligence is education when they're two different things.

Remember to be as smart as you are.

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

There is no method but to be very intelligent.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Ed Norton is probably one of the smartest people I've ever met.

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

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

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

Just as you should never confuse the law with common justice, intelligence should not be confused with common sense. Some of the brightest people in the world have no idea how to cross the road.

The smartest geek I know.

I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius

One thing I have seen over and over again in life is that there is virtually no correlation between intelligence and common sense. IQ doesn't seem to translate that way.

I'm not dumb, I just wasn't educated.

I believe in smart people.

I'm not stupid. I mean, I didn't go to college but I've got a lot of common sense.