#idic

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions. ↗

— James Payn

#case #evil #folks #great #hope

So how does Liz Phair feel about Lana Del Rey? Well, as a recording artist, I've been hated, I've been ridiculed, and conversely, hailed as the second coming. All that matters in the end is that I've been heard. ↗

— Liz Phair

#artist #been #coming #conversely #del

Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#certainly #i #intention #laughable #might

I was concerned about that, because I've always been so specific about doing independent films, but I've never done anything that's so genuinely and ridiculously fun. And that's a great thing, for me to discover that that's possible. ↗

— Sarah Polley

#always #anything #because #been #concerned

'Discworld' is taking something that you know is ridiculous and treating it as if it is serious, to see if something interesting happens when you do so. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#interesting #know #ridiculous #see #serious

As we were walking home the other night, Orafoura turned to me and said, “Were you aware that there are places in the universe where time doesn’t exist?” “I know,” I replied. “That’s where I went to buy my last watch. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #humor #orafoura #philosophical #ridiculous

I'm not one of these guys who says, Now I'm on a really hot show, better quit soon before I get labeled. That's the most ridiculous notion I'd ever heard. ↗

— Jeff Probst

#better #ever #get #guys #heard

I think people are going to return to sanity when they see how ridiculous many of these charges are, and how the predictions are not borne out. ↗

— Dixie Lee Ray

#charges #going #how #i #i think

I loved Old School. I thought Old School was very different than a lot of the comedies that had come out. And that character I liked. I tried to ground him very much in reality and play him very much finding things important to him that are somewhat ridiculous. ↗

— Vince Vaughn

#come #comedies #different #finding #ground

Hello? Three words: Benicio Del Toro, which, incidentally, is Spanish for 'he wants me.' It is just ridiculous how hot he is. I feel the same way about Benicio as I did when I was a kid lusting after David Cassidy. ↗

— Caroline Rhea

#after #david #del #did #feel