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Smartest Quotes

Bold claims about who counts as the smartest.

From a compliment aimed at a media founder to praise for a famously devoted reader base, these quotes show how casually 'smartest' gets handed out in Comparison to others.

'Batman' readers are the smartest readers in the world. I don't have to hold their hands.

Quotes by Tom King

I think Jews are the smartest people in the world.

Quotes by Rob Reiner

Jonah Peretti is one of the smartest web publishers out there. And Buzzfeed is an aggressive and dynamic company.

Quotes by Nick Denton

Putin is very - not the smartest guy in the world.

Quotes by Hannah Teter

Comparison Quotes

I'm rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.

Quotes by Gary Oldman

One of the smartest investments we can make in Connecticut is in job training programs.

Quotes by Chris Murphy

If I'm the smartest guy in the room, I'm in the wrong room.

Quotes by Chad Stahelski

I am the smartest comedian in the history of the world.

Quotes by Andy Kindler

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is praised as 'the smartest' in this collection?
A web publisher is called one of the smartest in the business, and a fictional hero's readers are described as needing no hand-holding because they're so sharp.
Are any of these quotes about entire groups of people?
Yes — one quote records a speaker's personal opinion that a particular ethnic group is the smartest in the world. It's presented here as that individual's stated view, not as a factual claim endorsed by this page.
Is there a quote criticizing a world leader's intelligence?
Yes, one quote has a speaker giving their own opinion that Vladimir Putin is 'not the smartest guy in the world' — again, simply that speaker's personal assessment, not a general characterization.
Why include opinions rather than just neutral facts?
Because the point of this page is capturing how public figures actually talk about intelligence, including blunt, subjective calls that reveal their own Emotion and perspective.
Do any quotes discuss fictional characters instead of real people?
Yes, one references comic book readers as some of the smartest around, a nod to Excellence in a fanbase rather than a real-world ranking.

A couple of the lines are simply one speaker's personal opinion about a whole group or a world leader — included here as their own words, not as a verdict on Identity broadly.