It's remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.
I think growing an economy is a good way to help with a deficit, but ultimately, it's about fiscal discipline and responsible spending - and smart decisions.
You're going to make decisions that are not in your best financial interest because they make you happier or more fulfilled or because of your values. You're going to do that because you're a good, smart person.
I should have been smart enough to stay happy. But my ambition ruled my life.
Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.
I have to make sure I'm making the right play at the right time.
Successful investing is all about common sense.
A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.
I've been a free agent a couple times now. It's a process. You got to be smart with your decisions.
If you want to steal a base, steal a base. Don't make the hitter swing at a bad pitch trying to protect the runner.
You don't have to be brilliant, only a little bit wiser than the other guys, on average, for a long, long, time.
Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.
The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise.
Wisdom with an inheritance is good, but wisdom without an inheritance is better than an inheritance without wisdom.
A professional player is smarter than a college man. He uses his noodle. He knows what to do and when to do it. He rarely goes up in the air as is the case with most of our college players when they get in a tight place.
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.
If you get fooled by a pitch with less than two strikes, take it.
And people who take risk intelligently can usually actually make a lot more progress than people who don't.
I've been able to not only be a fighter, but a thinking fighter, where I can use my insight into the business and politics of the sport to make my decisions.
It's important for students to learn to make smart money management decisions before heading off to college or the entering the workforce.
I'm smart about the way I move. I'm smart about the way I conduct myself outside the Octagon, like who I associate myself with.
You have to think a little smarter, be proactive, not reactive.
Aim high, and you won't shoot your foot off.
I won't ever put myself in a bad position so that people can say bad things about me. I make smart decisions, and my friends and my family, they are all there for the right reason.
I'm not too worried about points and all that stuff. It's about making the right play.
