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Dumb Quotes

"Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm."

"Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm."

Graham Greene, British Playwright

Dumb, Harm, Innocence, Meaning

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"Everything was my fault. I was so dumb. But if I hadn't made the mistakes I made, I wouldn't have met the wonderful woman I've been married to for over 30 years, so I guess that makes the mistakes OK."

"Everything was my fault. I was so dumb. But if I hadn't made the mistakes I made, I wouldn't have met the wonderful woman I've been married to for over 30 years, so I guess that makes the mistakes OK."

Donald Sutherland, Canadian Actor

Dumb, Fault, Mistakes, Woman

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"None of us are really dumb and none of us are really smart. We're in the middle."

"None of us are really dumb and none of us are really smart. We're in the middle."

Daniel Johns, Australian Musician

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"When Andy died, I just drank to dumb my mind."

"When Andy died, I just drank to dumb my mind."

Maurice Gibb, Australian Musician

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"I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry."

"I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry."

Esai Morales, American Actor

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

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

Eminem, American Musician

11

"Maybe these kids are just too young and too dumb to know about the first 13. Maybe they can't comprehend that the Braves have only won one World Series in those 13 years."

"Maybe these kids are just too young and too dumb to know about the first 13. Maybe they can't comprehend that the Braves have only won one World Series in those 13 years."

Tim Hudson, American Baseball Player

Dumb, First, Kids, World

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"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde."

"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde."

Dolly Parton, American Musician

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"Don't dumb it down. The audience is smart and gets what you are doing."

"Don't dumb it down. The audience is smart and gets what you are doing."

Bruce Paltrow, American Producer

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"Outside of dumb luck, the number one way serial killers are caught is through the help of the public."

"Outside of dumb luck, the number one way serial killers are caught is through the help of the public."

Pat Brown, American Entertainer

Dumb, Help, Luck, Public

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"If someone's dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture, I'm certainly not dumb enough to turn it down."

"If someone's dumb enough to offer me a million dollars to make a picture, I'm certainly not dumb enough to turn it down."

Elizabeth Taylor, English Actress

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"I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information."

"I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information."

Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist

Dumb, Information

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"Ditzy dumb blonde? I can be ditzy. I can be."

"Ditzy dumb blonde? I can be ditzy. I can be."

Goldie Hawn, American Actress

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"However, we couldn't focus on the films much during the series because we're dumb. Individually we're smart guys, but together we're one big dumb guy, and couldn't concentrate on two things at once."

"However, we couldn't focus on the films much during the series because we're dumb. Individually we're smart guys, but together we're one big dumb guy, and couldn't concentrate on two things at once."

Bruce McCulloch, Canadian Actor

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"I may be a dumb blonde, but I'm not that blonde."

"I may be a dumb blonde, but I'm not that blonde."

Patricia Neal, American Actress

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"I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?"

"I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?"

Mary Chapin Carpenter, American Musician

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"I'm a giraffe. I even walk like a giraffe with a long neck and legs. It's a pretty dumb animal, mind you."

"I'm a giraffe. I even walk like a giraffe with a long neck and legs. It's a pretty dumb animal, mind you."

Sophia Loren, Italian Actress

Dumb, Mind, Pretty

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"We're not going to dumb down for them. They have to move up. They're the network and we're the show."

"We're not going to dumb down for them. They have to move up. They're the network and we're the show."

Alia Shawkat, American Actress

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"I had to go to a mirror and look at it. I couldn't picture myself in my own head. I had no image beyond a stick figure. I wasn't a mean person as a kid, or dumb, and something has to be said to justify excluding you."

"I had to go to a mirror and look at it. I couldn't picture myself in my own head. I had no image beyond a stick figure. I wasn't a mean person as a kid, or dumb, and something has to be said to justify excluding you."

Uma Thurman, American Actress

8

"I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy."

"I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy."

Richard P. Feynman, American Physicist

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"I remember working with Rod, though, on Chrysler Hour. I was too young and dumb to know that I was supposed to be scared of anybody or anything - like getting fired or anything like that."

"I remember working with Rod, though, on Chrysler Hour. I was too young and dumb to know that I was supposed to be scared of anybody or anything - like getting fired or anything like that."

Sally Kellerman, American Actress

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"Elvis is not so difficult as Johnny Cash because his voice is so distinctive. If you try to copy Johnny Cash, it's just going to sound dumb."

"Elvis is not so difficult as Johnny Cash because his voice is so distinctive. If you try to copy Johnny Cash, it's just going to sound dumb."

Brian Setzer, American Musician

Dumb, Sound, Voice

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"Well, first I studied piano. I wasn't very satisfied because I though my teachers were dumb... and repressive."

"Well, first I studied piano. I wasn't very satisfied because I though my teachers were dumb... and repressive."

Luc Ferrari, French Composer

Dumb, First, Teachers

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"I always said it was to be dumb enough to do what Marlon Perkins said to do."

"I always said it was to be dumb enough to do what Marlon Perkins said to do."

Jim Fowler, American Scientist

7

"My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash."

"My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash."

Joan Rivers, American Comedian

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"I do dumb stuff, like playing my favorite dumb Barry White song and lip-synching into the mirror so it looks like his voice is coming out of my mouth."

"I do dumb stuff, like playing my favorite dumb Barry White song and lip-synching into the mirror so it looks like his voice is coming out of my mouth."

Lynda Barry, American Cartoonist

Dumb, Favorite, Song, Voice

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"I'd played dumbasses a lot. On Mad About You, I played a very dumb waitress and they saw me."

"I'd played dumbasses a lot. On Mad About You, I played a very dumb waitress and they saw me."

Lisa Kudrow, American Actress

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"Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm."

"Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm."

Graham Greene, British Playwright

Dumb, Harm, Innocence, Meaning

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