User:V8fan/Stupid Quotes

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There have been many silly, funny, and stupid quotes throughout history. Here I try to give you some of the best (or worst) quotes.

Quotes from 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home."

- Kenneth Olsen, President and Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, in 1977

"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."

- Marshal Ferdinand Foch, French military strategist and future World War I commander, in 1911

"Man will never reach the moon, regardless of all future scientific advances"

- Dr. Lee De Forest, Inventor of the audion tube and Father of Radio, in 1967

"Television won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night"

- Darryl F. Zanuck, Head of 20th Century Fox, in 1946

"We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out"

- Decca Records rejecting The Beatles, in 1962

"For the majority of people, tobacco has a beneficial effect"

- Dr. Ian G. MacDonald, Los Angeles Surgeon, as quoted in Newsweek on November 18, 1969

"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of commmunication. The device is inherently of no use to us"

- Western Union internal memo, in 1876

"The Earth is the center of the universe"

- Ptolemy, the great Egyptian astronomer, in the second century

"Nothing of importance happened today"

- Written by King George III of England on July 4, 1776

"Everything that can be invented has been invented"

- Charles H. Duell, United States Commissioner of Patents, in 1899

Quotes from SaidWhat
"If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure".

- Dan Quayle, Former Vice President of the United States

"The world is more like it is now than it ever has been before".

- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States

"If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life".

- Brooke Shields, American actress

"I never criticise referees and I'm not going to change a habit for that prat".

- Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager

"Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.".

- Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager

Quotes by David Coleman
"The line up for the final of the womens 400 metre hurdles includes three Russians, two East Germans, a Pole, a Swede and a Frenchman".

"That's the fastest time ever run - but not as fast as the world record".

"He is accelerating all the time. That last lap was run in 64 seconds compared to the one before in 62 seconds".

Quotes by Murray Walker
"There's nothing wrong with the car except that it's on fire".

"You watch the pit lane whilst I stop the start watch..."

"And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself".

"There's a fiery glow coming from the back of the Ferrari" (Walker)

"That's his rear safety light" (Co-commentator).

Quotes from BrainyQuote
"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes".

- Jim Carrey, actor

"I'm stupid, I'm ugly, I'm dumb, I smell. Did I mention I'm stupid?"

- Eminem, rapper

Quotes by George W. Bush
"I know the human being and fish can co-exist peacefully".

"I heard somebody say, "Now, where's Mandela?" Well, Mandela's dead because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas".

Miscellaneous Quotes
"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."

- Brooke Shields, actress