Famous Quotes & Sayings

William J. Clinton

They are cutting medicare

William J. Clinton

It is a $270 billion cut in medicare

William J. Clinton

It might suprise you to know I think I raised them too much, too

William J. Clinton

Indeed I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong

William Galston

It's the ideology, stupid. Unless the long-term decline of moderates and rise of conservatives is reversed during the next two years, the ideological balance of the electorate in 2012 could look a lot like it did this year.

William Gaddis

Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance.

Will Forte

We all grew up in that era. I'm a little younger than these guys [Will Forte and John Solomon], but I would say all of us are huge fans of the original "MacGyver" series, and obviously we found that inspiration for the original pitch for MacGruber. We took his name and made it stupid. In terms of the inspiration for the movie, that really came from our love for late '80s/early '90s action movies - the whole "Lethal Weapon" series and "Rambo" and "Die Hard," every single [Arnold] Schwarzenegger and [Sylvester] Stallone film.

Sarah Rees Brennan

Well, speaking as a feminist, I'm glad that women can lead--uh, groups of unspeakable magical evil." "Yes," Alan said gravely. "It'd be shoking if the evil magicians were sexist. For one thing, that would mean they were stupid, and having stupid enemies would be a terrible blow to my manly pride.

Sarah Rees Brennan

I don't think you're weak," Jared said. "I want to guard you because you are important to me. Because you are - God, this is going to sound so stupid, I can never think of a way to say it - you are precious. I can never think of how to describe the value you have to me, because all the words for value suggest that you belong to me, and you don't.

Sarah Silverman

It's really stupid to defend your own jokes. That is for other people to do if they choose to.

Sarah Palin

Well, let's see. There's-of course in the great history of America there have been rulings that there's never going to be absolute consensus by every American, and there are those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade, where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So, you know, going through the history of America, there would be others. But, um

Richard M. Nixon

If I were to make public these tapes, containing blunt and candid remarks on many different subjects, the confidentiality of the office of the president would always be suspect.

Rebecca Mader

Actors who say they don't watch TV are stupid. I was raised by TV! And it's how I research for auditions.

Raymond E. Feist

Never underestimate the potential for human stupidity when wealth and power are at stake.

He lives to build, not boast, a generous race; No tenth transmitter of a foolish face.

Richard Gere

I'm rarely in a situation where, if you have a good idea, it's not embraced. That's stupid. And I don't work with stupid people.

Rebecca Hall

I quite enjoy cooking but I'm not consistent. I can't follow the recipe book. If something goes well, I'll never make it again, which is completely stupid. It's a one-shot kind of deal.

Tucker Max

General reader feedback is usually pretty worthless. 99% of people give feedback that is irrelevant, stupid, or just flat out wrong. But that 1% of people who give good feedback are invaluable.

Trey Gowdy

It's really beneath the office of a member of Congress to say something that outrageous. The fact that she was once the Speaker is mind-numbing, honestly... mind-numbingly stupid.

Trey Parker

If we have a great idea, we'll go, 'Oh, this could be a cool movie.' Or really for us, it's more like, 'Oh, this is a really bad idea. Let's do this. This seems really stupid.'

Trey Parker

I would let my kids watch this stuff way before I'd let them watch something like 'Full House' that I think would make them stupid.

Trey Parker

Sean Penn's really the only one stupid enough to put anything down on paper.

Richard Dawkins

It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane (or wicked, but I'd rather not consider that).

Robin Williams

You need a touch of madness, just enough that you don't become stupid!

Robin Williams

I never performed on drugs. That'd be stupid. It's the same thing with athletes. They can't perform when they have cocaine problems.

Robert M. Hutchins

Anybody who feels at ease in the world today is a fool.

Sarah Vowell

I'm always disappointed when I see the word 'Puritan' tossed around as shorthand for a bunch of generic, boring, stupid, judgmental killjoys. Because to me, they are very specific, fascinating, sometimes brilliant, judgmental killjoys who rarely agreed on anything except that Catholics are going to Hell.

Sarah McLachlan

People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.

Samuel Johnson

He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dulness in others.

Vincent Kartheiser

I'm just an actor. Just a stupid actor.

Vincent Kartheiser

I don't really study television or how things do or don't change. So I don't know anything about that. I'm just a stupid actor.

Willa Cather

Only the stupid and the phlegmatic should teach.

Warren Beatty

I'm old, I'm young, I'm intelligent, I'm stupid. My tide goes in and out.