It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.

Thomas Sowell
It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop...
It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop...
It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop...
It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop...
About This Quote

This quote is a great reminder to stop and think. If we don’t stop and think, how can we make our minds smarter? Not everyone can be a Nobel winner, but they all have the ability to stop and think. If we don’t stop and think, all we are doing is going through the motions. The reason Nelson Mandela became a great man was because he stopped and thought.

He had a full life that was rich in ideas and knowledge. He didn’t just do things that were easiest for him. He did things that would benefit not only him but others as well.

He used his mind to make the world a better place.

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