“For me, it works to my advantage when people think I'm stupid. If somebody who disdains you or wants to control you underestimates you, you can play their game right back.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantPlayGamesStupidAdvantageUnderestimateDisdain Author:Veronica Webb
“I am to consider the many advantages arising from a frequent use of oaths, curses, and imprecations. In the first place, this genteel accomplishment is a wonderful help to discourse; as it supplies the want of good sense, learning, and eloquence. The illiterate and stupid, by the help of oaths, become orators; and he, whose wretched intellects would not permit him to utter a coherent sentence, by this easy practice, excites the laughter, and fixes the attention, of a brilliant and joyous circle.” WantFirstsHelpingUseEasyAttentionPracticeWonderfulStupidLaughterAdvantageIntellectSentencesBrilliantCirclesCurseAccomplishmentPermitDiscourseWretchedJoyousOathEloquenceGood SenseSuppliesIlliterateSwearingOrators Author:Mary Collyer
“Let those possess the land, and only those, Who love it with a love so strong and stupid That they may be abused and taken advantage of And made fun of by business, law, and art.” LoveMayArtMadeLawStrongFunTakenLandStupidAdvantagePossessionTaken Advantage Book:Robert Frost, a tribute to the source Source: Robert Frost, a tribute to the source
“I think with the advent of Reagan, and subsequently, both parties, there's been a strong move towards the advantage given to the richer people, in taxation and grants and supplements and things of that kind. Primarily exacerbated more recently by the Supreme Court's stupid ruling on Citizens United, and now there's a massive flood of money into the political system that I think has subverted the essence of a moral and ethical standard that used to permeate American democracy. Now it's not an admirable process. I think we've gone backwards.” PeopleThinkingKindMovingPoliticalUsedStrongGivenProcessUnitedPartyMoralGoneDemocracyStupidCitizensStandardsAdvantageEssenceCourtSupremeMassiveGrantsEthicalFloodSupreme CourtBackwardsTaxationRulingAdmirablePolitical SystemsSupplementsAdventAmerican DemocracyCitizens UnitedEthical Standards Author:Jimmy Carter
“Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people will take advantage of you; you won't stand up for other people.” PeopleThinkingKindSometimesForceCompassionKindnessStupidAdvantageWeakDon't Trust Author:Sharon Salzberg