These were people... who built redwood decks on their mobile homes and have no idea that smart-aleck Yankees think that is somehow funny. People of the pines. My people.
I think I am a smart aleck because I grew up close enough to Boston, and most people from Massachusetts talk fast, and I have a little bit of a wiseacre, and I think I'm a little bit like that.
I like my smart-aleck self.
I spent my whole life as a soccer player and I've honed every skill, I continue to hone them, you can never be good enough.
We must take precautions against being prematurely honed sharp--since at the same time we are being prematurely honed thin.
I reckon I am a smart aleck, but it is just a way to pass the time.
Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.
I'm the smart aleck. The class clown. I'm the guy who does the song nobody expects.
I've never progressed very far from my days as a smart aleck in middle school.
When I seemed to be irritable or sad, my father would quote the learned Dr. Knight, and then say, 'Just go to sleep.' Like all smart aleck kids, I thought the advice was silly. But as I've grown older, I've realized just how smart Knight was.
I've never been good at making smart career decisions or doing the right strategic thing, and yet somehow it's all led me to exactly the kind of career that I would have dreamed of having - if only I'd been smart enough to dream something like that.
A comeback is possible so let's hope it's a good day for us. Arsenal is a very fast team but we can get through.
I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
The art of negotiating is a learned skill. It is practiced and often honed in the marketplace as well as legislative bodies.
I blame Jeb for letting you be such a smart aleck.” I stared at her. “I blame you for altering my DNA! I mean, I have wings, lady! What were you thinking?
The smart way to build a literary career is you create an identifiable product, then reliably produce that product so people know what they are going to get. That's the smart way to build a career, but not the fun way. Maybe you can think about being less successful and happier. That's an option, too.