There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.
You know, I eat, I ate pretty well anyway so, I'm basically living the same, I just curtailed the stupidity.
You'd have thought we planned it," says Peeta, giving me just the hint of a smile. "Didn't you?" asks Portia. Her fingers press her eyelids closed as if she's warding off a very bright light. "No," I say looking at Peeta with a new sense of apreciation. "Neither of us even knew what we were going to do before we went in. " "And Haymitch?" says Peeta. "We decided we don't want any other allies in the arena. " "Good. Then I won't be responsible for you killing off any of my friends with your stupidity," he says.
The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.
I tried sniffing Coke once, but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose.
In truth, the legitimate contention is, not of one age or school of literary art against another, but of all successive schools alike, against the stupidity which is dead to the substance, and the vulgarity which is dead to form.
What we opprobriously call stupidity, though not an enlivening quality in common society, is nature's favorite resource for preserving steadiness of conduct and consistency of opinion.
The world is laughing at us. They're laughing at the stupidity of our President [Barack Obama]. Remember he drew the line in the sand - the line is in the sand.
Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.
Who is the enemy? Who is holding back more rapid movement to the better society that is reasonable and possible with available resources?. . . Evil, stupidity, apathy, the 'system' are not the enemy. . . The real enemy is fuzzy thinking on the part of good, intelligent, vital people. . . In short, the enemy is strong natural servants who have the potential to lead but do not lead, or who choose to follow a non-servant.
My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.
The country will some day pay for the stupidities of those who were in the majority on this commission. They know as much about the future of aviation as they do about the sign writing of the Aztecs.
Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not.
Golf: The most. . . perfect expression of National Stupidity.
My mum taught me how to read before I went to kindergarden, I always thought that being able to read provided lightness, help to dispel darkness, ignorance and stupidity.
Christmas is at our throats again.
Man has a dark side, yes, and it is called stupidity.
If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal.
. . people (in Minnesota) avoid stupidity when possible, not wanting to be a $10 haircut on a 50 cent head.
A weak mind is the only defect out of our power to mend.