Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.
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When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it's easy.
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Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.
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We had a few non-fiction books at home, but my dad was of the opinion that fiction was a complete and utter waste of time because it wasn't real - so what was the point of reading it?
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All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.
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If you're having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don't know you. They don't have the right to have an opinion on you.
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You have to be an optimist, right? You have to be critical, then you have to be an optimist. Or else you're really stupid.
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Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.
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Stupid is a great force in human affairs.
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Facts cannot be replaced by opinion.
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The United Nations continues to sense as the forum where nations whose interests clash may lay their cases before world opinion. It still provides the essential escape valve without which the slow build-up of pressures would have long since resulted in catastrophic explosion.
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Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.
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The media are using a national treasure-that's what the public airwaves are. And they have a responsibility to bring out the full diversity of opinion or lose their licenses.
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It is proper that we acknowledge the overwhelming weight of international opinion against the juvenile death penalty.
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It is tragic that the Fuehrer should have the whole nation behind him with the single exception of the Army generals. In my opinion it is only by action that they can now atone for their faults of lack of character and discipline.
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Such, in my opinion, is the true Gospel concerning Wealth, obedience to which is destined some day to solve the problem of the Rich and the Poor, and to bring 'Peace on earth, among men Good Will.'
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Well if you were asking my personal opinion on that I think the answer can only be yes but it was missed. Much as I know I'm responsible for a lot of things, I can't wear any responsibility for that.
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For awhile, I got stupid about only wanting a leading-man role, but I have no illusions. I know I'm not Brad Pitt.
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I don't know of anybody's political bias at CBS News. We try very hard to get any opinion that we have out of our stories, and most of our stories are balanced.
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A person's taste is as much his own peculiar concern as his opinion or his purse.
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The Sixties were different in an isolated place. We got two television channels if the wind was blowing in the right direction. The radio stations went off at sundown. Then you picked up Chicago and heard the teenage music you really yearned for.
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To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament is affection; to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humor of a scholar.
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When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.
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Hollywood is a very inspiring place.
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Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.
