Nerd Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old nerd quotes, nerd sayings, and nerd proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. Yoda
In Europe they call geeks ‘smart people,’ and frankly I think we live in a culture that doesn't value intelligence enough; so I am very proud in saying that I am a geek. James Marsters
You know that passage in the Bible that says, ‘And the meek shall inherit the Earth’? Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, “And the geek shall inherit the Earth. Neil deGrasse Tyson
To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one. Rainbow Rowell
I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in. Bjork
A nerd is generally perceived as a person with an obsessively narrow focus on certain intellectual or technological matters to the exclusion of the ordinary activities and social graces. Max Cryer
Nerds are not necessarily admired, whereas a geek is a person who also has advanced knowledge but a more relaxed attitude to other aspects of life. Max Cryer
I'm not a nerd, Bart. Nerds are smart. Milhouse
The joke definition of nerd was someone who farts in the bathtub and bursts the bubbles. But really it was a person considered by the popular kids to be uncool. Benjamin Nugent
You don't need to belong to any particular class or ethnicity to be a nerd, but some ethnic stereotypes are nerdier than others. Benjamin Nugent
A nerd was characterized by an endomorph or ectomorph physical build, an above-average intelligence quotient, and generally deficient social skills. Alexander Hinkley
A nerd is someone who uses an artificial means as a method of ego-boosting. Alexander Hinkley
A nerd cannot fathom how anybody who isn't playing well could possibly be having fun at the game. Stats are everything to them. Alexander Hinkley
Only a nerd would dress up as a famous artist for Halloween. Anne Thomas Soffee
Mom packs us a lunch and we're off to school / They call us nerds 'cause we're so uncool / They laugh at our clothes / They laugh at our hair / The girls walk by with their nose in the air. Helmut Gerhard
We wear horn-rimmed glasses / With a heavy-duty lens / Button-down shirts / And a pocket full of pens / Straight 'A' students / Teachers pets / They call us nerds / But we don't regret. Helmut Gerhard
The word is why I need a God / I need a God to impress / Get off my soul / So many nerds have we found them all. Babylon Zoo
Shine the spotlight, this is my night, / Get your cameras ready, let it rain confetti, / I'm a champion, I do what can't be done, / In the real league nerd, not the fantasy one. Christopher John Whitacre
I'm a nerd, I chew gum and smoke in your face, I'm absurd / I'm so bad and I don't give a damn, I love it when you're mad. Stefani Germanotta
What's up with these nerds? / They be out here, gettin' their salads tossed, gettin' their leaves turned / The game just ain't what it used to be, the quality is blurred / But a dying breed survives and a dynasty emerged. Bobby Ray Jr
If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid. Q (Star Trek)
Talk with your mouth full / bite the hand that feeds you / bite off more than you can chew/dare to be stupid Weird Al
Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could. Charles J. Sykes
He's given me enough homework to last ten years. I'm gonna die of nerdism. Mark A. Cooper
Josh is the company tech expert, which means we all think he’s a little bit shaman, a little bit magician, and mostly a nerd. Julia Kent
Here is the truth about being a nerd. You don't have to be an expert in something, you just have to be passionate. There is no test and no application. Only a love of a thing that is the best. Cecil Castellucci
Nerds... the 'nerd' has never been precisely defined, thanks to the psychological complexity of the creature. The word has connotations of some level of intelligence. The typical nerd is a male with intelligence but no sense of giving it a manly face. Tom Wolfe
Everybody who labels themselves a 'nerd' isn't some giant person locked in a cubby hole who's never seen the opposite sex. Especially with the way the Internet is now, I think that definition is getting a little more diffuse. Joss Whedon
I think being an outcast is what sort of strengthens the nerd movement, because you're isolated, so you have time. Chris Hardwick
When I was at school, I loved maths and read lots of books and was horrified at the idea of having a boyfriend... I was probably a nerd, but then, it was a negative term. Victoria Coren Mitchell