Brandon Sanderson Quotes

I may be daft but I'm no' stupid!

And she’s very clever, Peeta. Well, she was. Until you outfoxed her

Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.

do you think it is better to be clever than to be good?” “Good for what?” asked the Doctor. “You are good for nothing unless you are clever.

I'm accused of cleverness as if it were a sin. She is merely clever, they say.

Don't assume I'm dumb because I wear a suit and tie.

I'd rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick.

You are good for nothing unless you are clever.

What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.

The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm stupid.

You know, sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say - you're bright! They're actually surprised I might be bright.

Sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say, 'You're bright!' They're actually surprised I might be bright.

For the task assigned them Men aren't smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.

The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.

Here's a good rule of thumb; too clever is dumb.

cleverness is a disease.

He's clever,' thought Ivan,' I must admit there are some smart people even among the intelligentsia

The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be.

But clever people all make one mistake. They all think everyone else is stupid. And everyone isn't stupid. They just take a bit more time, that's all.

Assume nothing. Inside every dumb blond there may be a very smart brunette.

Some people think that I haven't got the brains to be that clever.

Cunning is the dwarf of wisdom.

One Man may be more cunning than another, but not more cunning than every body else.

I earned that the strong will always beat the weak, but the smart will beat the strong. Boxing is a tough guy sport. But in the end, the tough guy gets to clean the streets and be a bodyguard. In the ring, the tough guy is going to get hurt; at the end of the day, he's going to talk funny. Only the smartest win. So, I know it's cliché, but power - real power - comes from knowledge, comes from smarts.

It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.