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“The reality is that we're all in the wilderness, and we have to survive on our own, and things constantly change and if we don't accept that, then we're just trying to fool ourselves. But the beauty of wilderness is that sometimes you can wake up in the morning and feel so sweet and whole.”
Sophie B. Hawkins (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[If] you don't have any soul and you don't have any talent, jazz is what you should do. ... any fool can do it; all you gotta do is practice.”
Stewart Copeland (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oft has good-nature been the fool's defence, And honest meaning gilded want of sense.”
William Shenstone (1714–1763) first seen 1736 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Verses to a Lady" (1736), in Poems upon Various Occasions (Oxford: Leon Lichfield, 1737), p. 65.
“Let the gull'd fool the toil of war pursue, Where bleed the many to enrich the few.”
William Shenstone (1714–1763) said by 1763 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A fool and his words are soon parted; a man of genius and his money.”
William Shenstone (1714–1763) said by 1763 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Must I always be waiting, waiting on you? Must I always be playing, playing the fool?”
Jack Johnson (musician) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fool that I was to trust a Frenchman!”
Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) said by 1936 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not be a fool, which, if I may judge by the exhibitions around me, is a matter of no small difficulty.”
James A. Garfield (1831–1881) first seen 1867 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a letter to Burke Aaron Hinsdale (1 January 1867); quoted in The Life of Gen. James A. Garfield (1880) by Jonas Mills Bundy, p. 77
“Any fool can assert himself at the expense of the past.p 339”
Alexander Zinoviev (1922–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How the learned fool would wonder Were he now to see his blunder, When he put his reason under The control of worldly Pride.”
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) first seen 1852 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Part III Poems, "A Vision Of a Wrangler, of a University, of Pedantry, and of Philosophy. " (November 10, 1852)
“I could make you satisfied in everything you do,All your secret wishes could right now be coming trueAnd be forever with my poisoned armsAround you.No one's gonna fool around with us.”
Elliott Smith (1969–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I may be a fool, but I'm not a f**ker.”
Pete Doherty (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Taking the chance of making a complete fool of himself — and, sometimes, doing so — is the first demand that is made upon any real critic: he must stick his neck out just as the artist does, if he is to be of any real use to art.”
Randall Jarrell (1914–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Who would be such a fool as to make advances to his reader, advances which might end in rejection or, worse still, in acceptance?”
Randall Jarrell (1914–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love has made me a fool; It set me on fire and watched as I floundered, Unable to speak Except to cry out and wait for your answer. But you come around in your time, Speaking of fabulous places. Create an oasis; Dries up as soon as you're gone. You leave me here burning In this desert without you.”
Sarah McLachlan (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have the pool Ah - No that's cruel Why do you take me for A fool? Try the rails It's just not me No No No No - Siree”
Colin Moulding (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Some people say That I am out of my tree Or just a strawberry fool Someday they'll see Till then I'll blow you a raspberry 'Cos apples and pears are me”
Colin Moulding (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That there is pain and evil, is no rule That I should make it greater, like a fool.”
Leigh Hunt (1784–1859) first seen 1823 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Thought or Two on Reading Pomfret's 'Choice'", in The Liberal, vol. 2 (1823), p. 271
“Life is not fair...Anyone who says it is, or even that it ought to be, is a fool or worse.”
David Brin (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Anyone who tries to predict the future is inevitably a fool. Present company included. A prophet without a sense of humor is just stupid.”
David Brin (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
E. F. Schumacher (1911–1977) first seen 1102 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Actually written by E. F. Schumacher in a 1973 essay titled "Small is Beautiful" which appeared in The Radical Humanist: volume 37, p. 22. Earliest published source found on Google Books attributing this to Einstein is …
Also quoted by: Albert Einstein (misattributed)
“I’m afraid you're stuffed, Professor. Talking of which, have an olive.” “I do not want an olive, Miss Doland.” “More fool you, then,” Jane replied. “It's at times like these you need an olive in order to make sense of things.”
“Only a fool fights in a building that’s on fire.”
Robert J. Sawyer (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even if it ain't sunny, hey, I ain't complaining I'm in the rain doing a buck 40, hydroplaning, what, shorty? (Where you disappear to, son?) Maintaining Putting myself in a position most of these rappers ain't in I'm living, the ill street blues got you hunger painin' Nothing to gain and a whole lot to lose, you still singing, fool I'm thorough, in every borough, my name be ringing”
“I am satisfied it has strengthened my hand tremendously. Nobody but a fool would disregard the kind of result we witnessed today.”
Ian Smith (1919–2007) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reaction to the 1977 general election in which his government was re-elected overwhelmingly.
“It is Ill-manners to silence a Fool, and Cruelty to let him go on.”
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633–1695) said by 1695 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome Outlives in fame the pious fool that rais'd it.”
Colley Cibber (1671–1757) said by 1757 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't let these tattoos fool you. I'm straight edge. I'm a man of great discipline; I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs... my addiction is wrestling - my obsession is competition. Discipline. My name is C...M...Punk.”
CM Punk (born 1978) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Extreme Championship Wrestling. July 4, 2006.
“Whistled up to London, upon a Tom Fool's errand.”
Laurence Sterne (1713–1768) said by 1768 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have a saying, we travelers: ‘For a man’s business, go to your troupe leader; for a woman’s business, go to Women’s Country. For a fool’s business, go to the warriors.’”
Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even when people are well-meaning, do not let them fool with your heads.”
Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t take me for a fool, lovely girl. We fat old things have not laid aside our brains with our silhouettes.”
Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t fool yourself that you are going to have it all. You are not. Psychologically, having it all is not even a valid concept. The marvelous thing about human beings is that we are perpetually reaching for the stars. The more we have, the more we want. And for this reason, we never have it all.”
Joyce Brothers (1927–2013) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Successful Woman : How You Can Have a Career, a Husband, and a Family — and Not Feel Guilty About It (1988), p. 18
“The sophist sneers: Fool, take Thy pleasure, right or wrong! The pious wail: Forsake A world these sophists throng! Be neither saint- nor sophist-led, but be a man.”
Matthew Arnold (1822–1888) said by 1888 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A physician who treats himself has a fool for a patient.”
William Osler (1849–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Maybe not thinking about the price of failure was what marked a hero. On the other hand, maybe it just marked a damn fool.”
Harry Turtledove (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A man who expended power on a whim was a fool.”
Harry Turtledove (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t be dumber than you can help, all right? If you reckon you’re the only one in the world with troubles, what does that make you? Besides a damn fool, I mean?”
Harry Turtledove (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When three men plot, one is a fool and two are government spies.”
Harry Turtledove (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Well, I remember! I remember, don't worry How could I ever forget? It's the first time, the last time we ever met But, I know the reason why you keep your silence up, No you don't fool me. The hurt doesn't show But the pain still grows It's no stranger to you and me.”
Phil Collins (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is ridiculous to seek to excuse Robert Lee as the most formidable agency this nation ever raised to make 4 million human beings goods instead of men. Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) first seen 1928 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Essay on Robert E. Lee (1928)
“Back! back! Away from me, or you must go with me — whither you know not — into the Land of Three Dimensions!""Fool! Madman! Irregular!" I exclaimed; "never will I release thee; thou shalt pay the penalty of thine impostures.""Ha! Is it come to this?" thundered the Stranger: "then meet your fate: out of your Plane you go. Once, twice, thrice! 'Tis done!”
Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926) said by 1926 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Some fool or some trigger happy judicial finger.”
Michael Foot (1913–2010) first seen 1974 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the NIRC Judge Sir John Donaldson (Hansard, 7 May 1974, Col. 239)
“Don’t mourn your luck that’s failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive — don’t mourn them uselessly. As one long prepared, and graced with courage, say goodbye to her, the Alexandria that is leaving. Above all, don’t fool yourself, don’t say it was a dream, your ears deceived you: don’t degrade yourself with empty hopes like these.”
Constantine P. Cavafy (1863–1933) first seen 1911 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The God Abandons Antony (1911).
“No one knows what eet is. They can't find anything. I run, I throw, I move eet hurts. Eet goes away and come back. Someday eet hurt . . . someday no. If eet doesn't cure, I quit baseball ... No fool around.”
Roberto Clemente (1934–1972) first seen 1957 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Clemente's Back May End Career" by UPI, in The Gallup Independent (Friday, July 26, 1957), p. 5
“Revenge is good. I think revenge is healthy too, and if you can use music in that way, a sort of therapeutic way for yourself, it can't do any harm. So if King (For A Day...Fool For A Lifetime) is angry in any way, it's angry in a random, chaotic, healthy way. Like the guy who goes into a building, shoots a bunch of holes in the wall and then leaves. He didn't kill anybody.”
Mike Patton (born 1968) first seen 1995 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Faith No More" - (CMJ New Music Monthly, April 1995)
“And I want you to be my acrobat, I want you to be my lover. Oh there were others who would treat you cruel, But oh Jeannie, I will always be your fool.”
Elton John (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever can not take care of themself without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, "If I live, I will kill you. If I die, you are forgiven." Such is the rule of honor.”
Randy Blythe (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have a fear of heights, so falling off something very tall. But I've conquered a good amount of my fears. I guess most people would have the fear of getting up in front of a large audience of people and making a fool of themselves. I've gotten over that.”
“'You know, sometimes I wonder what all this is for. Why not just peacefully end it?' 'We all think that. But we don't do it.' 'Surely you're not fool enough to imagine there's anything afterwards?' 'Perhaps. No, I suppose not. I don't think it makes much difference.'”
Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986) said by 1986 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source