“it came to me, as we sat there, glumly ordering lunch, that for extremely stupid people anti-Semitism was a form of intellectuality, the sole form of intellectuality of which they were capable. It represented, in a rudimentary way, the ability to make categories, to generalize.” PeopleWayFormAbilityStupidCapableSatCategoriesLunchSoleStupid PeopleAnti Semitism Book:On the contrary Source: On the contrary
“Stupid people like to delude themselves that while they may not be clever, they were at least able to compensate with feelings and insights denied to the intellectual....It was precisely this kind of false belief that made stupid people so stupid. The truth was the clever people had infinitely more resources from which to make the leaps of connection that the world called intuition. What was 'intelligence' after all, but the ability to read into things?” PeopleWorldKindMayMadeFeelingsAbleBeliefAbilityStupidIntellectualResourcesConnectionsInsightIntuitionCleverLeapDeniedStupid People Author:Stephen Fry
“Not the children of the rich or of the powerful only, but of all alike, boys and girls, both noble and ignoble, rich and poor, in all cities and towns, villages and hamlets, should be sent to school. Education is indeed necessary for all, and this is evident if we consider the different degrees of ability. No one doubts that those who are stupid need instruction, that they may shake off their natural dullness. But in reality those who are clever need it far more, since an active mind, if not occupied with useful things, will busy itself with what is useless, curious, and pernicious.” IfsNeedsShouldMindMayChildrenDifferentRealitySchoolGirlNaturalAbilityPoorPowerfulCitiesBoysRichDoubtStupidDegreesTownsBusyActiveNobleCleverCuriousUselessShakesVillageInstructionEvidentRich And PoorBoy And GirlPerniciousDullnessSchool EducationIgnobleUseful ThingsActive MindsCities And Towns Author:John Amos Comenius
“I realise I'll have to acquire the ability to speak to my audience in between numbers. I've never had to do that. On the street I only focus on the keyboard settings for my next song, which takes a bit of time and a lot of concentration. So I'll have to develop that new skill, which gives me pause, because I'm afraid I'll say something stupid and disillusion people when they realise I'm an ordinary earthling - in fact, as ordinary as anyone else on this planet.” PeopleGivingFactsSongNextSpeakBitsAbilityNumbersAudienceFocusStreetsStupidPlanetsSkillsOrdinaryGive MeSettingSettingsAcquireConcentrationRealisingPausesKeyboardsDisillusionNew SkillsAbility To Speak Author:Susan Schneider
“The ability to help others gain insights seems very important to me, and I think one of the most effective, but most difficult, ways is to listen sympathetically when people seem to be saying stupid things or thinking in confused ways. Rather than write them off, we can try to diagnose what is wrong with their thinking - what flawed belief they might be holding. And then search for ways that enables them to discover the flawed belief for themselves.” PeopleThinkingWritingTryingImportantHelpingBeliefDifficultAbilityStupidInsightHelping OthersConfusedFlawed Author:Gary A. Klein
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” IfsLifeInspirationalBelieveWholeWisdomMotivationalSuccessAbilityInspiringBusinessLearningTreeCrazyStrengthSelf EsteemStupidJudgingWise WordsGeniusFishesEducationalWhole LifeMeaningfulSelf WorthEsteemOptimisticClimbsMost PowerfulThought ProvokingAutismEncouragingPhysicistInventorSchoolingGreat TeacherEducation And TeachersUnschoolingSelf Esteem And ConfidenceSchool EducationGreat EducationalChildren LearningInspirational EducationGreat TeachingBeing A TeacherChildren EducationParents And TeachersInspirational EducationalTalent And GeniusInspiring EducationInspirational LearningJudging PeopleLife MotivationSelf Worth And LoveGreat Self EsteemSpecial EducationPowerful MotivationalInspiring EducationalMotivational LifeClimbing TreesEarning ItRhythm Of LifeEducation TodayIntelligence And EducationPowerful InspirationalProblems In SchoolInspirational SchoolYou Live You LearnStupid LifeSchools Of FishPowerful LifeMultiple Intelligences Author:Albert Einstein