Quotes that You disagree with.

[Holiday20310401]

Have you ever heard a quote that you thought made no sense or just plain out sucks because you feel otherwise, contradiction to the quote. If so please share

[Aedes]

The common cliche "Everything happens for a reason." I think it's a rationalization to help people cope with bad things. Nothing happens for a reason unless we give a reason to it ourselves.

[Holiday20310401]

I would have to say 'it was a miracle' is a term I hate because people use it in a blind manner. 'Did you ever wonder that it could just be luck' is the kind thought that goes through my head during those moments.

[Didymos Thomas]

"I am not a criminal" - R Nixon. Obviously false, but I'm sure he thought he was being honest. Nixon had another gem: "If the President does it, it can't be illegal."

Attributing life to miracles, and remarks about the purposefulness of something terrible are both silly to me.

My favorite is only my favorite in certain contexts. Ever hear one of those fire and brimstone ministers tell you God loves you? The full absurdity of fundamentalism is contained in those moments.

[Jazzman]

The common cliche "Everything happens for a reason." I think it's a rationalization to help people cope with bad things. Nothing happens for a reason unless we give a reason to it ourselves.

I agree. That saying is a stultification par excellence. Decisions are made for a reason. Events just happen. If you tell someone who got a stroke that it happened for a reason you imply that there was a benevolent ulterior motive behind it which will turn things to good account, although it's nonsense.

[the thinker]

Originally Posted by Holiday20310401

I would have to say 'it was a miracle' is a term I hate because people use it in a blind manner. 'Did you ever wonder that it could just be luck' is the kind thought that goes through my head during those moments.

Ohhh, yeah. Definitely.

I think one of the quotes I most disagree with is "impossible things ought not be tried at all....." maybe I'm too much of an optimist, maybe I'm too much of an idealist, but, hey, there you go. I've always felt that you can't know if something's impossible or not until you've tried it.

[FatalMuse]

Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.
Dan Quayle, 9/18/90

[Didymos Thomas]

Quayle offers a treasure trove of stupid comments.

[TheRedMenace]

"The Soviet Union is an evil empire" -- Ronald Reagan. Obviously false but even if you believe it that was a stupid move.

"Morals are the ultimate form of oppression" Max Stirner because morals will retrain you more than laws or governments because they are made by you and thus are never broken. He believed you could not be truly free unless you are without morals. Evil, evil man.

"The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence" ~ Abu Ala Al-Ma'arri. Just insulting.

[Didymos Thomas]

"The Soviet Union is an evil empire" -- Ronald Reagan. Obviously false but even if you believe it that was a stupid move.

What - between 30-60 million slaughtered? That's relatively evil.