Vernon L. Smith Quotes

If you're in big-time situations all the time - like for me, high school was big-time situations, college, big time situations - you adapt.

I went to a very elitist, snobbish, expensive education in India, and it almost killed me. I was all set to be a diplomat, teacher, doctor - all laid out.

Being in Silicon Valley is like playing for the Yankees. You get knocked around more than anywhere else, the glare of the media spotlight is more brutal, and the expectations are higher than they'd be in any other city.

Working with Kanye is one of the greatest things ever. It's also one of the most nerve-wracking things ever. He's, like, the most critical, particular, artistic person ever.

For a director, a musical is a special kind of hell.

Coaches don't sleep for a reason. They don't sleep because it's a danger zone every night. Very seldom do you ever get two or three days off... The lifestyle of coaching in the NBA is a tremendous challenge that gives you tremendous highs but also tremendous lows.

New York is such a competitive place; it tears people apart. People come here and, if they can't make it in the first month, they get torn apart and they have to go back to where they came from. I don't think that's terribly healthy.

Like, in high school, I was a good student and got straight As. It was very strict and you couldn't do well there unless you studied very hard, but every time there was any trouble, I was the first person they would be talking to.

If I came home with a grade of A, my father would say, 'There must have been a lot of dummies in that class.'

Being president looks like the worst job in the world.

If things are crazy in the studio, usually the road is times 10.

When I was in first grade, some psychologist told my mom if I didn't go to graduate school, she basically failed as a parent, because I had the aptitude to do it. Which is so dumb. Huge pressure!

The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.

The White House is a serious place, with serious people, doing serious work. If you're not careful, it can grind you down.

Any game in the World Cup is a tough game. The atmosphere brings a lot out of both teams.

I've been under the lights since my freshman year of high school.

It's difficult for anyone to regard a place in the England starting line-up as their own. There's always someone looking to get ahead of you, and that's how it should be.

Duke is in extremely competitive environment. In my high school, I think I got one B my whole four years. I was used to being the smartest kid in every class I was in, and then I went to Duke and suddenly I was the dumbest kid in every class. Everybody there is up to something.

Everyone dreams of playing for Madrid, but we all know that it can be life or death.

A lot of things happen in a difficult way inside Ferrari in terms of pressure.

I've always has been involved in things that may be perceived or may synonymously be associated with pressure, so it's never been a bother.

A lot of people don't realise how mentally tough the Premier League is.

Bollywood is a tough place to be in and survival isn't easy.

It's not that I get nervous but when it's a really hot button crowd where they are really energetic I get anxious.

Antonio Conte helps you to grow because you can never get too comfortable or find a comfort zone.