“I don't want to be smart, because being smart makes you depressed.”
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist
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.”
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist
“There’s no drug that’ll make a stupid man smart.”
Robert Charles Wilson book Axis
Source: Axis (2007), Chapter 6 (p. 81)
“There is no technological magic bullet that will make the government as smart as it is powerful.”
James Bovard (1956) American journalist
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.”
Bill Gates book The Road Ahead
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.”
Jay Samit (1961) American businessman
Future Proofing You (2021)
“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
Chanur's Legacy (1992)
Olly Blackburn Film director and screenwriter
[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]
Erich Segal book Love Story
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