“"You think you're so smart" is never a compliment; the only thing worse than being smart is thinking that you are.”

“Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.”

Eugene McCarthy (1916–2005) American politician

“If you're up against a smart opponent, make him think himself to death.”

C. J. Cherryh (1942) United States science fiction and fantasy author

“I don't want to be smart, because being smart makes you depressed.”

Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist

“Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.”

Carl Sagan book Cosmos

““I have this theory about smart people. If you’re smart, you’re either the only person in your family who’s smart, or everybody in the family is smart. No in-between.”
I considered this. “I think I come from the everybody’s smart category. But they don’t apply their smarts to… larger picture pursuits. That includes me.””

Douglas Coupland book JPod

“You think You're frightening me with Your hell, don't You? You think Your hell is worse than mine.”

Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist

“Sometimes people think you’re smart if you question the status quo, if nothing else.”

Craig Ferguson (1962) Scottish-born American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer and voice a…

“You are a smart man, Ira, but sometimes I think you do not understand women very well.”

Nicholas Sparks (1965) American writer and novelist

“When smart people are nice, it's always terrifying, because I know they're taking in everything and thinking all kinds of smart and potentially judgmental things.”

Mindy Kaling book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?