“Do you know what they call people who hoard books? Smart.”

“Only dumb people try to impress smart people. Smart people just do what they do.”

“People don't know how great you are. People don't know how smart you are. These are the smart people. These are the smart people. These are really the smart people. And they never like to say it, but I say it. And I'm a smart person. These are the smart. We have the smartest people. We have the smartest people. And they know it. Some say it, but they hate to say it. But we have the smartest people.”

“You will be called smart if you only do good for them”

“It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

“You've got the temperament of a scholar, and you live on your own and write books. You don't have anything to do with civilization. You've been in London a few days and you can't wait to get back home. But how about the people who can't write books -- people there's no outlet for in this civilization? What about your new men who don't know what to do?”

“Watch out for people who call themselves religious; make sure you know what they mean—make sure they know what they mean!”

“Nobody smart knows what they want to do until they get into their twenties or thirties.”

“There are two kinds of people in this world : those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better.”

“Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.”