#ridiculous

It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

#blind #craving #created #creating #driving

We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

#fits #know #morality #periodical #public

Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#educated #great #just #make #occasion

I don't believe that anybody has come to a conclusion on why something is funny. It's funny because it's ridiculous and it's ridiculous for different reasons at different times. ↗

— Jackie Mason

#because #believe #come #conclusion #different

I think it's ridiculous to try to sell records to teenagers, because teenagers don't buy my records. And there ain't that many teenagers out there in the marketplace. ↗

— John Mellencamp

#buy #i #i think #many #marketplace

People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. ↗

— Moliere

#being mean #mean #mind #never #people

Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find. ↗

— William Least Heat-Moon

#be careful #careful #easy #find #going

I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous. ↗

— Kate Moss

#because #chosen #felt #free #had

I'm having a great time. It's like I'm on some ridiculous big roller coaster not knowing what's happening next, but just having a great time on the ride. ↗

— Samantha Mumba

#coaster #great #great time #happening #having

I think the tax cut is ridiculous but so am I. ↗

— Randy Newman

#cut #i #i think #ridiculous #tax