"Nobody cares if you're an idiot, as long as you're a useful one."
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"Nobody cares if you're an idiot, as long as you're a useful one."
"I was an idiot when I was a kid."
"Only an idiot would doubt my return"
"Forgive me....I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel."
"Wake up, you idiots! Whatever made you think that money was so valuable?"
"I for one don't want to be ranked among idiots, felons, and minors any longer, for I am none of them."