“What the entertainment industry can do is tempt you into making stupid mistakes, but the only tool that they have to tempt you is money. So if youre okay saying no to money, then you can say no to a lot of things that you might be embarrassed of later.” IfsMightCan DoMistakeStupidIndustryToolsOkayEntertainmentEmbarrassedSaying NoEntertainment IndustryStupid Mistake Author:Paul Schneider
“The nation's largest savings and loan, Washington Mutual, has become the biggest bank failure in history. See, the problem with the savings and loans? Not enough savings, too many stupid loans, okay In fact, they changed their name from WaMu to 'screw you.'” EnoughFactsProblemNamesNationsStupidChangedOkaySavingMutualScrewsLoanSavingsScrew You Author:Jay Leno
“I think if somebody does something stupid, it's okay to make fun of them, but [celebrities] have also gotten very conscious about social media, kind of like the Catholic Church in the 1500s.” IfsThinkingKindDoeFunSocialChurchMediaStupidConsciousOkayCatholicSocial MediaCatholic Church Author:Margaret Cho
“As an entrepreneur you are often failing as much as you are succeeding. You are falling on your face as much as you are stepping up and moving forward. You need resilience to get up, re-gather, think of what you are going to do next, not letting that misstep pull you down. Next, you cannot be afraid of looking stupid or not being perfect. You have to be okay with sticking your neck out, being willing to fall down, and knowing that you are more measured over time about how you are getting back up.” ThinkingMovingFallPerfectFailingStupidSucceedOkayEntrepreneurResilienceMoving ForwardYour FaceFalling Down Author:Alexis Maybank
“It's okay to be a fat man. It's prestige and power and all of that. But fat women are seen as just lazy and stupid and having no self-control.” MenSelfStupidOkayFatsLazyLazinessSelf ControlPrestigeFat ManFat Women Author:Camryn Manheim
“Okay. I wish for world peace,” Weetzie said. “I am sorry,” the genie said. “I cant grant that wish. Its out of my league.” “Then I wish for an infinite number of wishes!” Those people on fairy tales never thought of that. “People in fairy tales wish for that all the time,” the genie said. “They arent stupid. It just isnt in the records because I cant grant that type of wish.” PeopleWorldSaidWishNumbersRecordsStupidTypeOkayInfiniteSorryTalesLeagueFairyGrantsFairy TaleCantI Am SorryAm SorryGenies Author:Francesca Lia Block
“Okay," I said. "Just a normal afternoon and two normal people." She nodded. "And so...hypothetically, if these to people likes each other, what would it take to get the stupid guy to kiss the girl, huh?" "Oh..." I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows-slow, dumb, and bright red. "Um.” PeopleIfsSaidTwoGuyGirlFeltStupidKissingNormalRedOkaySacredLikesDumbAfternoonCowsApolloSacred CowsStupid Guy Book:Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth Source: Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth