Sometimes we get so caught up in appearing smart that we become afraid to ask the question that will actually make us smart.

No matter how smart YOU THINK you are or how smart others THINK that you are, you're never going to be somewhere OR someone you're not. _nickc

'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant

When did you get so clever?"
"When I realized I wasn't as clever as I thought.

It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only one thing to prove you are ignorant.

Why do smart people exist, if not to figure out convoluted problems?