“More and more it seems to me that the philosopher, being of necessity a man of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, has always found himself, and had to find himself, in contradiction to his today: his enemy was ever the ideal of today. So far all these extraordinary furtherers of men whom one calls philosophers, though they themselves have rarely felt like friends of wisdom but rather like disagreeable fools and dangerous question marks, have found their task, their hard, unwanted, inescapable task, but eventually also the greatness of their task, in being the bad conscience of their time.” MenHardPhilosophySeemsTodayFoundFeltEnemyDangerousGreatnessFoolTomorrowConscienceIdealsTasksMarkExtraordinaryPhilosopherContradictionDisagreeableUnwantedQuestion Mark Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“Today, only a fool would offer herself as the singular role model for the Good Mother. Most of us know not to tempt the fates. Themoment I felt sure I had everything under control would invariably be the moment right before the principal called to report that one of my sons had just driven somebody's motorcycle through the high school gymnasium.” KnowsMomentsTodaySchoolMotherFeltRolesFateSonFoolOffersModelsHigh SchoolDrivenReportsMy SonRole ModelsPrincipalMotorcycleGood MotherGymnasiums Author:Mary Blakely
“I don't mind making a fool of myself. I felt like people would be accepting of that because, to me, that seems like an interesting way to do a show. I've always thought that it's interesting to watch people work things out on stage.” PeopleWayMindShowsSeemsWould BeFeltInterestingAcceptingWatchesStageFoolInteresting Ways Author:Fiona Apple
“He came from a rock band and even though he was not a lead singer, I knew he was musical just from that. I also knew that he was intelligent enough from talking to him, that he would not play this part unless he could handle it vocally. I knew he was not about to get up there and have to have his voice dubbed or come off croaking. So Johnny Depp casted Johnny Depp. I trusted him entirely. I knew that he was no fool and he would only do it if he felt he could handle it. I told him to listen to the score carefully and if you can handle it, fine by me, and I was right.” IfsEnoughPlayFeltVoiceTalkingRocksFineFoolBandIntelligentMusicalSingersHandleGet UpScoreTrustedRock BandsTalking To Him Author:Stephen Sondheim
“The first time I had work in a public space it felt very strange to see people that I didn't know looking and, and presumably commenting on, my work. Nowadays, I'm a bit more fatalistic - they either like the work or they don't and there's not a lot I can do about that. The trick seems to be not to get too pissed on open nights so that I can answer any questions without making a fool of myself. Doesn't always work!” PeopleKnowsFirstsI CanSeemsNightFeltBitsCan DoSpaceAnswersStrangeFoolFirst TimeTricks Author:Horace Panter
“I gripped the stapler even harder and felt like a fool planning to battle a crazy man with a stapler that even, I suddenly remembered, contained no staples. Well, strike that line of defense.” MenWellsFeltLinesCrazyFoolBattleHarderDefenseStrikesPlanningRememberedStaplesCrazy Man Book:Real Murders Source: Real Murders
“From now on I'm thinking only of me." Major Danby replied indulgently with a superior smile: "But, Yossarian, suppose everyone felt that way." "Then," said Yossarian, "I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn't I?” ThinkingWayFeelsSaidFeltFoolMajorsSuperiorsYossarian Book:Catch-22: A Novel Source: Catch-22: A Novel