Sound Bites from Delinquent Savants
Delinquent savants can be insightful, irreverent, and inimitable. Below is a running list of sound bites for all occasions. Feel free to quote us on this!
The combination of creative intelligence, diversity, and virtual work leave the Todreamalife airwaves plastered with quotable quotes. We’ve started collecting a few of the funnier or more insightful snapshots provided by whip-smart people. Feel free to donate some from your favorite savant!
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You know it takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde. - Marilyn Monroe
Well everyone loves Dave Chappelle, Marilyn Munroe and Albert Einstein, three of our favorite savants. They had something to say worth hearing.
Many of you probably have a delinquent savant in your life and are the recipient of an endless stream of nerdy jokes, arcane literature references, dry observations, and off-the-well commentary. While Einstein was far more quotable than most savants he did personify the creative intelligence and off-the-wall thinking endemic to the genre.
We take no responsibility for the political correctness of the following quotes, but they do make our lives more entertaining and we thought you might enjoy them as well.
Anonymous Quotes from Delinquent savants
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it. - Dave Chappelle
We think genius is probably distributed more evenly than people ever really know. Lots of our favorite brainiacs prefer to hide in plain sight and deliver their whip-smart wisecracks sotto voce. So here’s a list of zingers that are NOT going to have names attached to them. (But it would be even funnier if you knew.)
On pronouns: "It's not the actual success rate of calling them "they/them" it's the intent behind it."
Delinquent Savant on consulting: [fingers typing] “Clack, clack, clack, clack. Invoice.”
“When he’s succeeding, bully him mercilessly. When he’s failing, mentor him.” Delinquent savant on how women should lead men.
“It’s no fun to listen to white people whine.”
“You’re the dumbest smart girl I know.“ To Delinquent Savant from beloved (and long-suffering) workmate.
On the Facebook ads boycott: “A lot of the rules and norms about this assume that the president isn't an internet troll.”
“No matter the question the answer is a bigger fucking rocket. Bigger. Rocket. Job done. Money please.” Delinquent Savant on Elon Musk’s NewSpace strategy.
Delinquent savant on diversity initiatives for transgendered people in the workplace: "The first thing to work on is tolerance, and then acceptance."
Delinquent Savant fashion advice: “You’re wearing pink. [considering pause] You don’t look good in pink.”
OUT & Proud Quotes from Delinquent Savants
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Some of our savants are unfortunately on record with their unforgettables. Perhaps its better to laugh than cry when a fast-talking delinquent savant blurts out the first thing that comes to mind. Here are some of our famous, infamous, and unfamous consultants in full genius mode.
“Men somehow think no means "try harder" I don't know how that toxic thing became a thing. No should just mean no, you shouldn't have to justify it and you shouldn't have to say it twice but whatever. Here we are, in 2021.” — Lindsey Mastey
“A lot of legal work is parenting in disguise.” — Michael Nichols
Addressing 10th graders at 2019 Cities in Space convention. “Space wants you DEAD.” — Leon Vanstone
Accidental reassurance delivered to a candidate during a high-school presentation for low-SES candidates in medical school: “When I left home my dad gave me a Glock and a toolbox.” — Drea Burbank
[On failure] Everyone needs to have that experience. If you don’t you become completely insufferable. — Peter Lu
In Conclusion, Quoting Delinquent SAVANTS
Many of you probably have a delinquent savant in your life and are the recipient of an endless stream of nerdy jokes, arcane literature references, dry observations, knee-jerk one-liners, and off-the-well commentary.
All we can say is, love em or hate em, delinquent savants will always give you something to talk about!
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