Word: stupidity
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...It’s especially hard when you’re writing a book criticizing people for drawing stupid conclusions from things,” Barr says. “If you’re trying to punish people for being intellectually sloppy, you have to be intellectually clean...
...such a stupid, unfair, and ridiculous accusation, from biased accusers,” Beneficial Professor Charles Fried said. “Everyone does this, it is such a normal thing,” Fried added, referring to the sourcing practices that Finkelstein has complained about...
...ugly charade. And although ignoring reality may seem dignified, it's really like Michael Dukakis' riding in the tank and thinking it made him look like a warrior. The lovable loser has more dignity because he keeps going despite his awareness of futility: he knows it's stupid to raise taxes and not lose every state except Minnesota, to try to kick the football while Lucy's holding it, to think dropping the AOL part from his name will fool anybody--but he tries anyway...
...something new." So director and actress argued almost daily about just how to portray the Bride, with Thurman lobbying (often successfully) for everything from wardrobe changes to dialogue rewrites. "Quentin's actually kind of great to argue with," says Thurman. "He's a tough character, but he's not stupid, and he grants it when you score a point." Still, during the eight weeks of shooting required for Kill Bill's 20-minute finale--a blood orgy that pits the Bride against O-Ren Ishii (played by Lucy Liu) and 88 yakuza--Thurman confesses, "I kind of treated it like...
...looks like I just got punched in the face. This is really awful looking. I don’t want to wear these stupid flashy clothes and have this horrible face...