Dean Acheson Quotes

I have done stupid with a lot of zeros on the end of it. I know what it looks like.

You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense.

The lottery is a tax on stupid people.

I did irresponsible things when I was young and irresponsible.

Most of our [economic] problems are of our own making.

I made lots of mistakes - the number one mistake being trusting other people with my money.

To bankrupt a fool, give him information.

I got into a fight with Walt Disney: I always pick the wrong people to fight with.

If I was crazy, I'd throw the ball into the stands with the bases loaded. Now, that's crazy. If I was stupid, I'd throw the ball into center field with the bases loaded and a 3-2 count on the hitter. Now, that's stupid.

When you're 20, we all make stupid and impulsive decisions.

I'm not being really intelligent in my film choices; I'm just landing the opportunity when it comes.

It's amazing that no matter how much money you have, you can make some bad decisions, and in five months you're on the street, begging.

America is a mistake, a giant mistake.

We've all heard stories of lottery winners, rock stars, heirs and heiresses, and professional athletes becoming millionaire morons who wake up rich but are broke by nightfall.

I did all the stupid things you'd expect from a 21-year-old kid with money.

I've spent my fortune, tarnished my public view and made myself the brunt of punch line after punch line.

I blew about pounds 70,000 on stupid things - a very expensive car which got written off, and nightclubs. I'd always pick up the bill. It's very easy to spend a lot of money in a short space of time, going out.

She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day.

I'm still stupid. I still do what I'm not supposed to do. Are you serious? I'm Jake 'The Snake,' man. I never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools.

I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions.

Foolishness is rarely a matter of lack of intelligence or even lack of information.

Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

One day my wife went and saw the accountant and said she's pulling the plug. She said you guys are done. I said, how bad can it be? 10 grand? She said you're not even close. It came out to almost $50,000 in alcohol for two months.