Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. It takes guts, determination, and a thick skin to succeed in this field. That’s why it’s important to be constantly learning and growing, because you never know when you’re going to face your next challenge. In that spirit, here are some quotes from some famously successful entrepreneurs that will remind you just how idiot-proof entrepreneurship really is. Enjoy! (And don’t forget to share with your fellow entrepreneurs!)”
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The best idiot quotes
1. You look at any culture, and prohibition has invariably been an unmitigated failure. It is just idiotic to criminalise any substance, I think. — Rhys Ifans
2. And she didn’t judge nobody. She loved everyone equal–accountants, queers, musicians, she welcomed us all, said we were all idiots just the same. — Ruta Sepetys, Out of the Easy
3. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me’, said some idiot who, 1. Didn’t realize HOW much words hurt2. Wasn’t so smart — Oreo Queen
4. For a while, I had this uncontrollable urge–this addiction to danger. Now I look back and I think, ‘Gee, what an idiot. I was risking my life just for the sensation of it.’ — Steven Seagal
5. Every man alive is half idiot & half hero. Only heroes could survive in this maelstrom & only idiots would want to. — Rex Stout
6. And here I am, strapped into a tree, a stone’s throw from the biggest idiot in the games. — Suzanne Collins
7. The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot. — Salvador Dali
8. He’s no idiot, in fact he’s a genius… and that’s as far from an idiot as you can get without reaching madness. — Mike Judge
9. Idiots are of two kinds: those who try to be smart and those who think they are smart. — Raheel Farooq
10. Democracy is the process to elect the Government of the Upper class or caste people, by the poor people and for the corporate people–Idiotneil — Neil Jain
11. A sturdy hold, but I think there’s something up with the material. — Pete Sortwell, The Village Idiot Reviews
12. We have no desire to make anybody look like a blithering idiot, but we do love it when they do. — Stephen Colbert
13. One idiot can shut 1000 wise men mouths, where as 1000 wise will fail to open the eyes of an idiot. — yssubramanyam
14. Whoever thought up the phrase ‘Absence makes the heart grow founder’ was an idiot.Absence makes a bitch go crazy.–Elli, While Shea is Away — Toni Aleo, Taking Shots
15. Idiot! Lunatic! Moron! Jackass! Selfish irresponsible fool! — Stephenie Meyer
16. Are you an idiot, or an idiot?’ Gargarin hissed.’The first one. I really resent being called the second. — Melina Marchetta, Froi of the Exiles
17. Any Idiot can point out a problem …. A leader is willing to do something about it! Leaders solve problems! — Tony Robbins
18. I used to think my father was an idiot, until I turned twenty–one… Then I thought he was a genus. — Mark Twain
19. –government–free Shit for Idiots — Stefan Molyneux
20. I know at times I come across like a Neanderthal or a babbling idiot, but I like that person. — Mike Tyson
21. I try to invest in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them. Because sooner or later, one will. — Warren Buffett
22. I am stupid. And kind. Which makes the biggest idiot in the world. — Markus Zusak
23. For a lot of actors, our biggest fear is that we’re going to start talking about things we don’t fully understand and sound like idiots. — Matt Damon
24. No one believes he is an idiot until the consequences of his actions prove it. Then hindsight rubs it in. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons
25. Take care not to step on the foot of a learned idiot. His bite is incurable. — Paul Gauguin
26. He’s no idiot, in fact he’s a genius… and that’s as far from an idiot as you can get without reaching madness. — Mike Judge
27. Any idiot can be brave, but courage is about knowing what’s at stake, and moving forward anyway. — Meg Ryan
28. Idiots are of two kinds: those who try to be smart and those who think they are smart. — Raheel Farooq
29. I thought it was over, all I could think was I never told you I love you. What an idiot. — Nora Roberts
30. I’d rather talk to people who do things than complain about other people who do things. I say they’re idiots. — Tom Clancy
31. ‘when my grandchildren ask me what I did in the ’42 movement [Quit India Movement] I say–”I waited for it.’ — R.P. Noronha, A Tale Told By An Idiot
32. Don’t be too realistic , It will make you an Idiot . — Unknown Phylosopher
33. Who’s the bigger idiot, the idiot or the idiot who gets fooled by the idiot? — Woody Allen
34. Sometimes I think I must have a Guardian Idiot. A little invisible spirit just behind my shoulder, looking out for me…only he’s an imbecile. — Spider Robinson, Off the Wall at Callahan’s
35. All Congresses and Parliaments have a kindly feeling for idiots, and a compassion for them, on account of personal experience and heredity. — Mark Twain
36. All Congresses and Parliaments have a kindly feeling for idiots, and a compassion for them, on account of personal experience and heredity. — Mark Twain
37. The idiot is indeed the good man, but only because he doesn’t know any better. — William Saroyan
38. I kept a diary right after I was born. Day 1: Tired from the move. Day 2: Everyone thinks I’m an idiot. — Steven Alexander
39. The fight is no longer between the classes or between rich and poor but between the idiots and the eco–conscious. — Vivienne Westwood
40. You have so many relationship–worthy qualities. Either the guys around here are complete idiots or you’ve never shown them the real you. — Wendy S. Marcus, All I Need Is You
41. And then he thought: Is this how idiots rationalize their stupidity to themselves? — Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Shadow
42. The canvas has an idiotic stare and mesmerises some painters so much that they turn into idiots themselves. — Vincent Van Gogh
43. Any idiot can stand in front of a target. It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying him. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice. — Veronica Roth
44. The artist like the idiot or clown sits on the edge of the world and a push may send him over it. — Osbert Sitwell
45. Someday they may cure MS, that idiot thing. It gets in there and they can’t get it out. — Teri Garr
46. Nothing could be more idiotic and absurd than the doctrine of the trinity. — Robert Green Ingersoll
47. The secret must be kept from all non–people. The mystery must be hidden from all idiots. — Omar Khayyam
48. An honest man is all right even if he’s an idiot…but a crook must have brains. — Maxim Gorky
49. My father Time is weak and gray With waiting for a better day; See how idiot–like he stands, Fumbling with his palsied hands! — Percy Bysshe Shelley
50. The kind of man who wants the government to adopt and enforce his ideas is always the kind of man whose ideas are idiotic. — H.L. Mencken, Minority Report
Conclusion
We all know idiots come in all shapes and sizes, and they can easily be found in our lives. But, no matter what kind of idiot you may encounter, you can always find solace in the words of wise people who have come before us. These quotes about idiots can help us to better understand the idiots that we come across and how to better cope with them. Remember, no matter how difficult an idiot may be, there are always ways to manage them and to come out of the situation with a positive outcome.