“You know, after the film I said to myself, "It's a good thing you were so stupid not to be nervous. If I'd been nervous, it would have ruined the whole thing.” IfsKnowsSaidWholeFilmStupidGood ThingsNervousRuined Author:Pia Zadora
“Intelligence is not necessarily a good thing, something to value or cultivate. It's more like a fifth wheel - necessary or desirable when things break down. When things go well, it's better to be stupid ... Stupidity is as much a value as intelligence.” WellsValuesBreakStupidGood ThingsStupidityWheelsDesirableBreaking DownFifth Book:As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980 Source: As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980
“What a person loves at 20 may seem stupid at 35. That doesn't mean the book was stupid, it means that the time when it spoke to the reader is past. So . . . I'm cautious about rereading favorite books. I hate to spoil the good feelings they created. Keeping the good feelings is more important than rereading the book. Moving on is a good thing.” MayMeanPersonsImportantBookFeelingsSeemsPastMovingHateStupidReaderI HateGood ThingsSpokesSpoilCautiousGood FeelingFavorite BookRereadingPersons Love Author:Carl Deuker
“The youth say stupid things and they say good things, as we do, as everyone does. But hear them, speak with them, because we must learn from them and they must learn from me, from us.” DoeSpeakStupidYouthGood ThingsStupid Things Author:Pope Francis
“Liberalism has become a special kind of stupid, and it's on full display now, which I think ultimately has the potential to be a good thing.” ThinkingKindSpecialStupidGood ThingsLiberalismDisplay Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Having a good relationship with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. Only stupid people or fools would think it was bad.” PeopleThinkingStupidFoolGood ThingsStupid PeopleGood Relationship Author:Michael McFaul
“When you will not fly into a passion people know you are stronger than they are, because you are strong enough to hold in your rage, and they are not, and they say stupid things they wish they hadn't said afterward. There's nothing so strong as rage, except what makes you hold it in--that's stronger. It's a good thing not to answer your enemies.” PeopleKnowsSaidEnoughPassionStrongWishAnswersEnemyStupidStrongerGood ThingsRagePrincessStrong EnoughStupid ThingsLittle Princess Book:A Little Princess Source: A Little Princess
“I admit that I myself am far from having a complete command of every topic I touch on, but my knowledge of my subject is always greater than the interest or the understanding of my auditors. You see, there is one very good thing about mankind; the mediocre masses make very few demands of the mediocrities of a higher order, submitting stupidly and cheerfully to their guidance” OrderUnderstandingInterestGreaterSubjectsMankindStupidHigherDemandMassGood ThingsVery GoodCommandGuidanceMediocrityTopicsMediocreAuditors Author:Alfred de Vigny