“You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.”

“Don't be smart. Smart is only a polished version of dumb. Try intelligence. It will surely see you through.”

“It is better to be dumb and smart than to be vocal and dumb.”

“Ned?' he says, after a while. 'Oi, Ned?''What?''If someone says to you that the guy they're going out with doesn't have to prove how smart he is, what's your response?''That he's dumb.''And if he has a sixpack?''Dumb jock.''Not too intense.''Dumb jock with no personality.''And they see eye to eye?'Ned pauses. 'With the spitfire from Dili?''Same,' Tom corrects.Ned holds up a hand to where Tara would reach him in height.'Dumb jock with no personality and short-man syndrome.''Thanks, Ned.''Anytime.”

“If you're dumb, surround yourself with smart people. If you're smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you.(Isaac Jaffe, Sports Night)”

“The big trouble with dumb bastards is that they are too dumb to believe there is such a thing as being smart.”