The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.
Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
I wasn't a smart kid in terms of numbers, but, I told them, 'I'm a thoughtful, responsible guy.'
I thought I was so much smarter than everybody. And I'm not.
As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.
I try to avoid giving advice.
If someone gives you so-called good advice, do the opposite; you can be sure it will be the right thing nine out of 10 times.
I don't have to be smarter than anybody else. I've just plain worked harder and longer than anybody else.