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Ridiculed Quotes (page 6)

Marilyn Monroe quote: "Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to..."
Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. Marilyn Monroe
Alanis Morissette quote: "Let's be outspoken, let's be ridiculous. Let's solve the..."
Let's be outspoken, let's be ridiculous. Let's solve the world's problems. Alanis Morissette
Everyone thinks I'm showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I'm silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I'm tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should. Anne Frank
C. S. Lewis quote: "I do wish Slumtrimpet could do something about undermining..."
I do wish Slumtrimpet could do something about undermining that young woman's sense of the ridiculous. C. S. Lewis
Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism. Thomas Sowell
The only debatable issue, it seems to me, is whether it is more ridiculous to turn to experts in social theory for general well-confirmed propositions, or to the specialists in the great religions and philosophical systems for insights into fundamental human values. Noam Chomsky
She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in any thing ridiculous. Jane Austen
David Eddings quote: "Any time there's something so ridiculously dangerous that no..."
Any time there's something so ridiculously dangerous that no rational human being would try it, they send for me.' --Garion David Eddings
Our holiday food splurge was a small crate of tangerines, which we found ridiculously thrilling after an eight-month abstinence from citrus.... Lily hugged each one to her chest before undressing it as gently as a doll. Watching her do that as she sat cross-legged on the floor one morning in pink pajamas, with bliss lighting her cheeks, I thought: Lucky is the world, to receive this grateful child. Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing. Barbara Kingsolver
It often happens that we blurt out things that may in some kind of way be harmful to us, but we are silent about things that may make us look ridiculous; because in this case effect follows very quickly on cause. Arthur Schopenhauer
Douglas Adams quote: "The Great Zaganza said: "You are very fat and stupid and..."
The Great Zaganza said: "You are very fat and stupid and persistently wear a ridiculous hat which you should be ashamed of. Douglas Adams
Freddie Mercury quote: "Interview? Oh don't be ridiculous."
Interview? Oh don't be ridiculous. Freddie Mercury
Don't be ridiculous! You waste less time than anyone I know.''You don't know, sweetie. For years I've had down days. Days I just can't cope. Can't get on with anything. Can't get up and out or at it or whatever.''Not enough to keep you from being invaluable politically. Marge Piercy
Jean Rhys quote: "I've been so ridiculous all my life that a little bit more or..."
I've been so ridiculous all my life that a little bit more or a little bit less hardly matters now. Jean Rhys
Few conversations, at any time of life, are more stimulating, more spontaneous and more genuinely original than those long ridiculous talks we all have, when we are very young, late at night about the meaning of life. Jan Morris

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