#idiot

Wonder, connected with a principle of rational curiosity, is the source of all knowledge and discover, and it is a principle even of piety; but wonder which ends in wonder, and is satisfied with wonder, is the quality of an idiot. ↗

— Samuel Horsley

#curiosity #discover #ends #even #idiot

They could have been nice to me instead of treating me like an idiot. ↗

— Norma McCorvey

#could #idiot #instead #like #me

Because Tom Doherty and people like that are not stupid. If they could have streamlined their operation more to get more money out of it, they would have done it. It's not like they're a bunch of idiots. ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

#bunch #could #done #get #idiots

Newt Gingrich is an idiot of great renown... There's something so hopelessly gross and vile about him it's hard to take him seriously. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#gingrich #great #gross #hard #him

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#full #fury #heard #his #hour

I think that most artists are leaning towards fragile idiots. ↗

— Josh Silver

#fragile #i #i think #idiots #leaning

I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. ↗

— Anne Sullivan

#beginning #built #child #education #elaborate

I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius. ↗

— Leo Szilard

#concludes #democratic #draw #favor #genius

Y’all might as well come on out,” I said. “I know you’re there. I can smell you.” “Smell me? But I just took a shower this morning!” an indignant voice drifted out of the shadows. There was a loud sound, like someone was getting smacked upside the head. Then another voice let out a low mutter. “Shut up, idiot. ↗

— Jennifer Estep

#billy #bobby #funny #gin-blanco #humor

Have you ever noticed that idiots have a lot of friends? It's just an observation. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#humor #idiots #humor