Stupid Things Famous People Say

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"Dan Quayle is more stupid than Ronald Reagan put together." - Matt Groening, creator/developer of television shows including The Simpsons.

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking, "Do you want fries with that?" - John Cleese, actor

"An empty suit that goes to funerals and plays golf." - Ross Perot, Texas business man and one time presidential candidate.

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It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.

- Sam Levenson, writer, journalist

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Tom Cruise, Actor

• "There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance." - Tom Cruise

• "Some people, well, if they don't like Scientology, well, then, f*%k you. Really. F*&k you. Period." -  Tom Cruise

• "I will never be done with love. Never, never. I love relationships and I love women. I’m going to get married again. I’ll never give up on that."
• "You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." Tom Cruise to Matt Lauer, NBC’s Today Show host.  He was supposed to be promoting his movie War of the Worlds.
• "What Scientology is, is it addresses man as a spiritual being. Okay? And it gives people tools that they apply to their lives to improve conditions. And that is what it is."

• "Talk is over-rated as a means of settling disputes" - Tom Cruise, actor, famous for filing lawsuits

• “I've never agreed with psychiatry, ever."

• "Matt. Matt. Matt, you're glib.” Tom Cruise to Matt Lauer, NBC’s Today Show host.

• “Never be surprised about how stupid people can be.”

• "I'm usually nervous to meet people that I admire because what if they're not cool or something?"

• "I can be a quite excitable person."
  "It's just like, "Huh? Wow, man. Wow."

• "When you talk about emotional, chemical imbalances in people, there is no science behind that."

• "People go for help, but their lives don't get better because of those [psychiatric] drugs. They get worse. They feel numb and they're told that's a good thing. It's how you degrade a society -- by drugging the piss out of it."

• "[Women] smell good. They look pretty. I love women. I do."

•  "Nobody has ever asked me that before." - To Peter Overton when he asked why he had to sit through a two hour Scientology seminar to get the interview and Tom.

• You're stepping over a line, you know you are. I'm just telling you right now — put your manners back in." - To interviewer Peter Overton when he brings up ex-wife Nichole Kidman.

What Others Have to Say About Tom Cruise:

"Since when would a celebrity have expertise in medicine? Would you go to your doctor and ask him about movie roles?" - Peg Nichols, a spokeswoman for the Landover-based Children and Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

"So this must be a very exciting time for you. You're in love with Tom Cruise, and Tom, as far as we can tell, has gone nuts." - David Letterman to Katie Holmes on the Late Show

"If vitamins and exercise alone explain why Tom Cruise is so, um, knowledgeable and well-grounded, pass the Prozac." - Chicago Tribune

"Fame is like death: We will never know what it looks like until we've reached the other side. Then it will be impossible to describe and no one will believe you if you try. For now, all the conjecture is on our side of the media fence. And lately it has put Tom Cruise one spoke behind Michael Jackson on the freak wheel." - Sloane Crosley, Village Voice

"Tom Cruise knows as much about postpartum depression as I do about acting." - Richard Codey, New Jersey Governor

"Okay, should we address him as Dr. Tom Cruise from now on? Or will the Rev. Dr. Cruise suffice?" - Richard Leiby, Washington Post Staff Writer

"When you talk about a great actor, you’re not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking.  It’s inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it’s kind of a sickness.” -  Actress and Hollywood legend.

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"The dumbest people I know are those who know it all." - Malcolm Forbes, publisher Forbes Magazine

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George W. Bush, President of the United States

• "It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce." -At the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, April 21, 2001

• "It is white." - George W. Bush, when asked what the White house was like by a student in East London

• "More and more our imports are coming from overseas."

• "In the long run, the right answer to unemployment is to create more jobs."

• "See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."

• "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." -  At the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, August 13, 2002

• "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport." - Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001

• "We need an energy bill that encourages consumption."

• "Do you have blacks, too?" - To Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001

• "This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating."

• "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things."

• "Get me Pootie-Poot on the phone." - President George W. Bush, revealing his nickname for the Russian President Putin.

What Others Have to Say About George W. Bush:

I'm not comparing Bush to Adolf Hitler - because George Bush, for one thing, is not as smart as Adolf Hitler." - David Clennon, actor

"Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work!" - Robin Williams, comedian, actor

"George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between." - Wesley Clark, 4-star general

"I'd say if you live in the United States of America and you vote for George Bush, you've lost your mind." - John Edwards, former senator

"I personally hold Blair more responsible for this war than I do George Bush. The reason is, Blair knows better,... Blair is not an idiot. What is he doing hanging around this guy?" - Michael Moore, social commentator and film director

"A zebra does not change its spots." - Al Gore, former vice president.

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At least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity." - Aldous Huxley

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AND THE WINNER IS............... Continued Next Page