“The people of your world became so stupid and rude that my companions and I no longer enjoyed teaching them. You must surely have heard of us: we were called oracles, nymphs, spirits, fairies, household gods, lemures, larvas, lamias, sprites, water-nymphs, incubi, shades, spirits of the dead, specters and ghosts.” PeopleWorldSpiritWaterHeardTeachingStupidGhostEnjoyedFairyCompanionShadeHouseholdRudeOraclesNymphs Author:Cyrano de Bergerac
“The prince in The Leopard was a very complex character - at times autocratic, rude, strong - at times romantic, good, understanding - and sometimes even stupid, and above all, mysterious.” SometimesCharacterStrongUnderstandingStupidComplexesMysteriousRudeLeopardsComplex CharactersGood Understanding Author:Luchino Visconti
“In the creative process, my ego has always been a huge tyrant ... a dictator and kind of rude and very misleading, because sometimes when I'm doing something, I say, "This is great! This is fantastic! Very genius!" And 20 minutes later, I feel like a dead jellyfish. "You are a stupid a**hole. This is a piece of sh*t. Nobody will care about it."” FeelsKindSometimesCareProcessCreativePiecesMinutesStupidHugeGeniusEgoHolesFantasticTyrantsCreative ProcessDictatorRudeMisleadJellyfish Author:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
“A child of the new generation Refused to learn multiplication. He said 'Don't conclude That I'm stupid or rude; I am simply without motivation.'” ChildrenSaidMotivationGenerationsStupidRudeNew GenerationMultiplication Book:The lowdown on higher education Source: The lowdown on higher education
“It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.” HouseEnemyFireWiseStupidFoolishInsaneUnnecessaryRudePoliteCoinsPolitenessProceedingStupid ThingsRudenessStingyIncivility Book:Collected Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer Source: Collected Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer