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Top 10 Stupid Quotes of All Time

Top 10 Stupid Quotes of All Time. “Momma always says, stupid is as stupid does” – Forrest Gump. Number Ten. “There is no reason for an individual to have a computer in their home” Kenneth Olsen, president and founder of digital equipment corporation in 1977 Why do you think he said this?

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Top 10 Stupid Quotes of All Time

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  1. Top 10 Stupid Quotes of All Time “Momma always says, stupid is as stupid does” – Forrest Gump

  2. Number Ten • “There is no reason for an individual to have a computer in their home” • Kenneth Olsen, president and founder of digital equipment corporation in 1977 • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  3. Number Nine • “Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value” • Marshall Ferdinand Foch, French Military Strategist and Future WWI Commander, 1911 • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  4. Number Eight • “Man will never reach the moon, regardless of all future scientific advances” • Dr. Lee De Forest, Inventor of the Audio Tube and Father of Radio, Feb. 25, 1967 • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  5. Number Seven • “Television won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night” • Darryl F. Zanuck, Head of 20th Century Fox, 1946 • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  6. Number Six • “We don’t like their sound, groups of guitars are on their way out” • Decca Records, rejecting the Beetles, 1962 • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  7. Number Five • “For the majority of people, the use of tobacco has a beneficial effect” • Dr. Ian G. McDonald, Nov. 18, 1969 • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  8. Number Four • “This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings, to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us” • Western Union Internal Memo, 1876 • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  9. Number Three • “The earth is the center of the universe” • Ptolemy, the Great Egyptian Astronomer, 2nd Century • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  10. Number Two • “Nothing of importance happened today” • King George III of England, July 4th, 1776 • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  11. Number One • “Everything that can be invented has been invented” • Charles H. Duell, US Commissioner of Patents, 1899 • Why do you think he said this? • Why was he wrong?

  12. Synergy What did all these people have in common? What mistake did they all make?

  13. Student Comments • No one in my family has gone to college. I’d be crazy to think I could go. • It’s no use. My step-dad and I will never get along. We’re just too different. • My teacher is out to get me. • She’s so pretty, I bet she is a jerk. • You can’t get ahead in life unless you know the right people. • It’s impossible to get a good job around here ‘cause nobody wants to hire a teen. • Any other statements we find ourselves making?

  14. Student Comments • These are all based on perceptions • They are sometimes based on opinions (ours, or those of others) • Sometimes based on evidence! • We use these perceptions to develop what we consider to be truths (but are they really?!?!?!!?) • These are called Paradigms. (Pair-a-dimes)

  15. Paradigms • They work like glasses, so what happens when they do not work? • How do we correct the prescription?

  16. Paradigm Shift (Correction) What kind of things do we have paradigms about? Life Self Others As we gain more perspective in life, we change our paradigms.

  17. Centers • What kinds of things do we center our perspectives on? Where or from whom do we get our paradigms from? • Take a few minutes to figure this out • Friends • Stuff • Boyfriend/Girlfriend • Family • School • Media/Culture • Principals

  18. The Starfish Story Write a reflection. Include the following: What is a paradigm? Where is the paradigms in the story? Did one paradigm change the other? How?

  19. Sources 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens – Sean Covey The Star Thrower – Loren Eisley, 1907-1977

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