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Ann Landers once wrote: 1. smart people talk about ideas 2. average people talk about events 3. dumb people talk about other people I sometimes think about
by skookumchuck 7y ago
Ann Landers once wrote:
1. smart people talk about ideas
2. average people talk about events
3. dumb people talk about other people
I sometimes think about that when I engage in gossip, and am annoyed with myself.
- JohnFen 7y agoThat's awesome. I'm also reminded of something that Scott Adams wrote in a forward to one of his books. To paraphrase: we're all idiots, even the smartest of us. Not all the time, but given the right situation...
- ChainOfFools 7y agoI wonder where biographers fit into this model?
- nate_meurer 7y agoA good biography talks about all three.
- fjsolwmv 7y agohttps://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/11/18/great-minds/amp/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/11/18/great-minds/amp/ Not really an Ann Landers thing