“The origin of the stupid ideal of womanhood against which men as well as women to-day are still fighting was the asceticism of the Christian religion; and, unless St. Paul was a woman in disguise, I fail to see how woman is to be blamed for a conception of her place and duty from which she has suffered more than anybody else.” MenWellsStillsChristianFightingFailingStupidDutyIdealsConceptionDisguiseWomanhoodAsceticism Author:Dora Russell
“I like the person who commits and goes all in and takes big swings and then maybe fails or looks stupid; who jumps and falls down, rather than the person who points at the person who fell, and laughs.” LooksPersonsBigsFallLaughingFailingStupidCommitSwingsFalling Down Author:Amy Poehler
“Teach success before teaching responsibility. Teach them to believe in themselves. Teach them to think, 'I'm not stupid'. No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.” ThinkingWantBelieveChildrenResponsibilityTeachFailingTeachingStupidSucceedNot Stupid Author:Al Green
“Everything seems stupid when it fails.” SeemsFailingStupid Book:Crime and Punishment: Dostoevsky's Collections Source: Crime and Punishment: Dostoevsky's Collections