Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

If you aren't cute, you may as well be clever.

Smart is, and has always been, sexy.

The essence of seduction for me in a man, although it stems from his rough, almost rough-neck looks, still contains something of the woman: he must be seductive and intelligent.

I prefer intellect and charm.

For sheer sexiness, a man must be beautiful. Funny. yes. Clever, no.

I think smart is sexy. I like smart people. People that are comfortable with themselves I think is very sexy. My cat is really sexy.

I find intelligence sexy. I find a sense of humor sexy. I find sensitivity sexy.

Wittiness turns me on more than anything else.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. A woman who can make you feel smart with her conversation skills is also sexy. I believe the sense of humor is important.

Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome woman agreeable without it.

I don't really have a type. I don't want to be a cliche. But personality is a big thing for me. You can find cute guys all over. But he's got to have some sort of sense of humor, which is so hard to find in a guy. He's got to be a bit smart.

I like being a funny lady. I think theres nothing sexier than a funny lady.

Whenever I meet a pretty girl, the first thing I look for is intelligence; because if she doesn't have that, then she’s mine.

Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.

Knowingness is sexy. The opposite of sexy is naivete.

I find myself fascinated by a man who admits to enjoying fairy tales and uses the word "impinge"- barely misses a beat while indulging in a brief girl-on-girl fantasy. You're a man of layers, Ford." Me and Shrek, we're onions.

Pickup lines never work...I think someone clever, witty and funny is very attractive.

Those who object to wit are envious of it.

A man cannot please long who has only one kind of wit.

One can have a wit, but not a witless

Wit is the rarest quality to be met with among people of education, and the most common among the uneducated.

Cleverness is a quality a man likes to have in his wife as long as she is some distance away from him. Up close, he'll take kindness any day of the week, if there's nothing more alluring to be had.

A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share in another.

It's not all about beauty! It's also about a sense of humor.