"One of the marks of a truly great mind, I had discovered, is the ability to feign stupidity on demand."

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Source : Alan Bradley (2014). “The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches: A Flavia de Luce Novel”, p.74, Delacorte Press

Alan Bradley

#Stupidity Quotes #Mind Quotes #Demand Quotes

“The first-cause and prime-mover argument, brilliantly proffered by St. Thomas Aquinas in the fourteenth century (and brilliantly refuted by David Hume in the eighteenth century), is easily turned aside with just one more question: Who or what caused and moved God?”
“Ignorance itself is without a doubt a sin for those who do not wish to understand; for those who, however, cannot understand, it is the punishment of sin.”
“In setting goals and executing a strategy, Wanda is sophisticated. We have good systems and departments. If targets are not reached, a yellow light goes off.”
“They are sick in their minds. They say they brought 65 tanks into center of city. I say to you this talk is not true. This is part of their sick mind.”
“Greta Garbo: A deer in the body of a woman, living resentfully in the Hollywood zoo.”
“It's the next annihilation of vast numbers of species. It is happening now, and we, the human race, are its cause”
“Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.”

Source : Buffalo Bill, W. F. Cody (2012). “Buffalo Bill's Life Story: An Autobiography”, p.27, Courier Corporation
“You're wrong," I told her. "I lost that faith a long time ago." She looked at me as I said this, an expression of quiet understanding on her face. "Maybe you didn't, though," she said softly. "Lose it, I mean." "Lissa." "No, just hear me out." She looked out at the road for a second, then back at me. "Maybe, you just misplaced it, you know? It's been there. But you just haven't been looking in the right spot. Because lost means forever, it's gone. But misplaced... that means it's still around, somewhere. Just not where you thought.”

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