This is the sort of meaningless psycho babble that Allen often makes fun of in his films. From the review: “Love works as
Smart People Say The Stupidest Things
Claire Messud, Author, on her move to Washington DC.
From the review: “I had been the one saying, ‘We need to move to the United States,’ ” Messud says, mocking her own complaint in
Lawrence Lessig, an American academic and political activist, on government transparency.
From the review: “Because the public cannot interpret or understand much of the data released by the government, transparency leads to wrong conclusions about
Patricia Fields, Stylist for Sex and the City, on dressing kids like whores.
This is a tough one, because we can’t decide if Ms. Fields is just really, really stupid, or really, really evil. Or both.
Maggie Rizer, Supermodel, defending her stepdad and blaming his embezzlement of $7 million on others.
From the article: Supermodel Maggie Rizer’s stepfather embezzled $7 million from her; but this is what she said about him: “I think John is
John F. Kennedy, President, on attending senate meetings.
You certainly don’t have to be all that smart to become President of the United States, and his Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles in
Anonymous Scientist, on Barry Marshall’s presentation of one of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th Century.
From the book with AM commentary: “In the early 1980s two medical researchers from Perth Australia made an astonishing discovery: ulcers are caused by
Pat Robertson, TV evangelist, on black people eating macaroni & cheese.
Robertson was responding to comments made by US Secretary Of State, Condoleeza Rice. During an interview, Rice stated that mac ‘n’ cheese was the one
Pier Luigi Bersani, Italian Politician, on running for Prime Minister, which he, in fact, was doing at the time of this statement
Adding that Italy is “in a mess and faces a difficult year ahead”, Bersani made this bleak prognosis for the eurozone’s third biggest democracy.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California, on how he deals with the local implications of California crisis.
This is Schwarzenegger’s response when author Michael Lewis asked him how much time he had spent while governor of California grappling with local issues.