
“I don't want to be smart, because being smart makes you depressed.”
About that Trump didn't pay federal income taxes.
2010s, 2016, September, First presidential debate (September 26, 2016)
“I don't want to be smart, because being smart makes you depressed.”
“There is no technological magic bullet that will make the government as smart as it is powerful.”
From Terrorism & Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice and Peace to Rid the World of Evil (Palgrave, 2003) http://www.jimbovard.com/Epigrams%20page%20Terrorism%20&%20Tyranny.htm
“Succes is a lousy teacher. It makes smart people think they can't lose.”
The Road Ahead (1995)
Variant: Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
“Working hard doesn’t make you rich, working smart does.”
Future Proofing You (2021)
“If you're up against a smart opponent, make him think himself to death.”
Chanur's Legacy (1992)
[Eye for Film, Giving British films some Punch, http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature.php?id=545, Amber, Wilkinson, 18 July 2008, 23 February 2012, www.eyeforfilm.co.uk]
Variant: What the hell makes you so smart?" I asked. "I wouldn't go for coffee with you, " she answered. "Listen -- I wouldn't ask you." "That, "she replied "is what makes you stupid.
Source: Love Story