“When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?” HeartWould BeTogetherTurnsHoursMusicStupidSilentDumbWhisperingReedsFlutesUnison Book:The Prophet - Der Prophet Source: The Prophet - Der Prophet
“Punk can be a mental ghetto. People get into it and make all these rules and pretty soon they're worse than born again Christians and have stupid three hour conversation about things like, which band is a sellout and is straight edge cool or un-cool and it's just completely idiotic. So punk has taught me the aesthetic of the outsider, which is great, but it's also taught me not to get involved in petty little cults.” PeopleLittlesChristianThreeBornHoursStupidTaughtInvolvedBandConversationEdgesAestheticPunkOutsidersCultPettyGet InvolvedGhettoBorn AgainIdioticStraight Edge Author:Jesse Michaels
“If I owned any of these Hot New Issues that have doubled, tripled, quintupled or umptupled within days and in some cases hours after they were issued, I most certainly would grab my fabulous windfall, thank my lucky stars and invest the money. It's utter nonsense to think any newly issued stock is really worth two, ten or 20 times the [offering] price.... A management so stupid as to sell shares [cheap], and an underwriter so obtuse as not to discern the real value, together would provide reason enough for a sensible man to get rid of his shares.” IfsThinkingMenTwoRealReasonEnoughTogetherValuesStarsHoursCasesIssuesShareStupidLuckyTenHotManagementSellsNonsenseSensibleOfferingFabulousReal ValueLucky Star Author:Malcolm Forbes
“I understand the horrors of having no insurance, but, believe me, eight hours of sleep and good meals are NOT going to prevent you from getting sick. Don't gamble with your life; it's a stupid bet.” BelieveHoursSleepStupidHorrorSickEightMealsBelieve In MeGambleGood Meals Author:Michael Specter
“Never invite to dinner: those who won't decide until the last minute; those who come more than half an hour late; those who want to bring along two or three friends; drunks; monologists; those who stay until three o'clock in the morning; those who think that conversation means having an argument; those who take a high moral tone; those who are stupid, ugly, or dull. Enforcement of these rules will enable one to eat alone every night in comfort.” ThinkingWantMeanTwoLastsNightThreeHoursHalfMoralMorningMinutesStupidComfortConversationLateArgumentUglyDinnerClockToneDullInvitesEvery NightCompanionshipEnforcementLast MinuteThree Friends Author:Mason Cooley
“A lot of people think that since I'm drunk in my stories, I must be drunk 24 hours a day. What kind of stupid logic is that? It'd be like if you saw Michael Jordan at a restaurant and were like, "Why aren't you in your basketball uniform?" I leave out way more than I put in.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayKindStoriesHoursSawsStupidBasketballLogicDrunkRestaurantsUniformsJordan Author:Tucker Max
“Boy is my wife stupid. It takes her and hour and a half to watch 60 minutes. My daughters no bargain either. In public school she was voted most likely to conceive.” HumorSchoolFunnyHoursHalfBoysWatchesWifeMinutesStupidDaughterMy WifeMy DaughterPublic SchoolBargains Author:Rodney Dangerfield
“Our [American] money system is structurally brittle. It doesn't matter if you put a very clever guy or a stupid guy at the wheel. The clever guy will take a half hour to have an accident, and the stupid guy will take ten minutes.” IfsMatterGuyHoursHalfMinutesStupidTenAccidentsCleverWheelsHalf HoursVery CleverStupid Guy Author:Bernard Lietaer
“Every time I make a record, it's kind of like scarification or something. You work 15 hours until you're stupid. You're just kind of all jittery.” KindHoursRecordsStupidYou Re Stupid Author:Andrew Bird
“One thing I don't understand is that average American movie-goers cannot watch a movie for three hours, yet they'll watch a stupid, boring, horrific football game for four hours. Now, that is boredom at its most colossal.” ThreeGamesHoursWatchesFourOne ThingStupidFootballAverageBoringBoredomHorrificFootball GameColossalAmerican Movie Author:Quentin Tarantino
“It's not like someday my kid's gonna be standing over my grave, and somebody's gonna hang her a folded flag and say, "You know what? This is 'cause he did 24 hours straight on Twitter." But it's just one of those little personal victories, like, "I wonder if I can do this." And I did it. A stupid goal, but I accomplished it. Life's all about...for me, at least...having very stupid achievable goals. That way, you always feel like a winner.” IfsKnowsWayFeelsLittlesI CanKidsCausesGoalCan DoHoursWonderStupidVictoryStandingGravesWinnerJust OneAccomplishedSomedayFlagsI Can Do ThisVery StupidPersonal Victory Author:Kevin Smith
“I want you to think back to when you were a kid. Remember the day you learned you could burn ants with a magnifying glass? Oh, what a great day that was! You got to be God. You decided who lived, who died. I must've burned ants for an hour, just laughing. Then I saw one on my arm. Let me tell you something, when you burn yourself with a magnifying glass, you're on your own. You can't even tell your mom, because she gives that face, Oh, he is that stupid.” ThinkingWantGivingKidsRememberFacesHoursLaughingSawsStupidArmsMomDecidedLet MeDiedGlassesBurnedI Want YouAntsYour MomGreat DayMagnifyingMagnifying Glass Author:Bill Engvall
“Growing up, road trips with Dad were something I hated. Sitting still for hours, singing that stupid song, "100 bottles of beer on the wall. 100 bottles of beer..." Dad, you know, keeping up with the song.” KnowsStillsSongHoursGrowing UpGrowingStupidWallDadSingingSittingBeerHatedBottlesRoad TripSitting Still Author:Christopher Titus
“I had told my agents that I never wanted to do an hour-long TV show. I said, "I'm not that stupid." Because it's the worst lifestyle in Hollywood.” LongSaidShowsWantedHoursWorstStupidTvsHollywoodLifestyleAgentsTv Shows Author:Geena Davis
“I look at road marathons as a totally different sport. Those guys are stupid fast. It is unbelievable. I might be a top ultrarunner, but put me in the field with those guys and I'm just another guy trying to break three hours. Road-running is far more competitive. In ultrarunning, after these long races, we all chat with each other at the end and have a beer. The camaraderie is awesome. But don't get me wrong, winning is fun.” TryingLongDifferentGuyWinningFunSportsHoursBreakStupidBeerUnbelievableMarathonOther GuysCamaraderie Author:Karl Meltzer
“I like jazz, but I could never play it. You just sit there with a guitar the size of a Chevy on your chest, wearing a stupid hat, playing the same solo for an hour.” PlayHoursStupidJazzGuitarSizeHatsChestsSoloChevy Author:Dave Mustaine
“People are more open about seeking help these days. They recognise the fact that the alternative to having a shrink is that you bore your friends stupid. So I figured that I might as well give someone 100 bucks an hour to hear my woes. At least someone can make a living out of listening to my tedious problems.” PeopleGivingWellsFactsHelpingProblemMightHoursStupidListeningSeekingAlternativesThese DaysBoresWoeShrinksBucksRecogniseTediousSeeking Help Author:Hugh Laurie
“This emotion I'm feeling now, this is love, right?" "I don't know. Is it a longing? Is it a giddy stupid happiness just because you're with me?" "Yes," she said. "That's influenza," said Miro. "Watch for nausea or diarrhea within a few hours.” KnowsSaidFeelingsHoursEmotionWatchesStupidLongingGiddyNauseaDiarrheaInfluenza Book:The Ender Quintet Source: The Ender Quintet