Street Smarts Quotes

“She looked at me. "What? Is there something wrong with my idea?"
"It's not very heroic," I said dismissively. "I was expecting something with a little more flair."
"Well, I left my armor and warhorse at home," she said. "You're just upset because your big University brain couldn't think of a way, and my plan is brilliant.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“Lydia is constantly reminded that her education has no purchase here, that she has no access to the kind of information that has real currency on this journey. Among migrants, everyone knows more than she does. How do you find a coyote, make sure he's reputable, pay for your crossing, all without getting ripped off?”
― Jeanine Cummins, American Dirt

“There's a powerful wisdom in just leaving the bullshit for someone else to fix.”
― Sarah Smarsh, She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs

“There is, then, intellectual knowledge--the stuff of research studies and think pieces--and there is experiential knowing. Both are important, and women from all backgrounds might possess both. But we rarely exalt the knowing, which is the only kind of feminism many working women have.”
― Sarah Smarsh, She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs

“Put your trust in those who are skeptical and free thinking, not in those who are bound by conformity.”
― Joe Eggett

“A person's true moral character can be measured in how they gossip about others who are not present.”
― Joe Eggett

“Put your trust in those who are skeptical and free thinking, not in those who are bound by conformity.”
― Joe Kenneth Eggett

“A person's true moral character can be measured when they gossip about others who are not present.”
― Joe Eggett

“A person's true moral character can be measured by their gossip.”
― Joe Eggett

“Being smart is not the same thing as being intelligent. Smart is knowing what is good for you. Intelligent is knowing how to get it.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“Smart is knowing what is good for you. Intelligent is knowing how to get it.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish