I think it’s difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They’re embarrassed to have people see them doing it. 2.24K
Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don’t turn into that grown-up who they won’t come to. 670
How can smart women be so stupid about men sometimes? Lack of knowledge. It’s what men have kept secret for so long. 2.48K
I never knew any Jews until I got into show business. I’ve found them to be real smart and good workers. 694
I think I’ve got my business notions and my sense for that sort of thing from my dad. My dad never had a chance to go to school. He couldn’t read and write. But he was so smart. He was just one of those people that could just make the most of anything and everything that he had to work with. 1.4K
Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart. 659
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. 655