Of all the idiots I have met in my life, and the Lord knows they have not been few or little, I think that I have been the biggest.

Karen Blixen
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The idea of being an idiot is to be someone who does the exact opposite of what you are trying to do. The idea of being one of the biggest idiots is not to follow your own advice. You may think that you are doing everything right, but you are actually doing everything wrong.

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