Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.
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This is never given with a source, and said source has not so far been located online, including in searches of his online works, for example here. Evan Morris (the Word Detective) believes the quote is misattributed and the sub-phrase "putting on" is anachronistic. (Evan Morris (2008-04-11). Putting on. Retrieved on 2012-02-14.)Mark Twain
“I have this theory about smart people. If you’re smart, you’re either the only person in your family who’s smart, or everybody in the family is smart. No in-between.”
I considered this. “I think I come from the everybody’s smart category. But they don’t apply their smarts to… larger picture pursuits. That includes me.”Douglas Coupland
The richest people in the world aren’t particularly smart or happy. And the happiest people in the world aren’t particularly smart or rich.… That leaves me making music. But we can’t talk about that.
Frank Zappa
Smart people make problems in the world, stupid people fix them.
Anonymous
If you can manipulate news, a judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail, a smart accountant can keep a thief from paying taxes, a smart reporter could ruin your reputation — unfairly.
Mario Cuomo
Twain, Mark
Tweed, William Marcy (Boss)
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