--- title: "16 People Quotes By Gene Weingarten" description: "16 People quotes by Gene Weingarten. Plus more from Gene Weingarten and more People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/gene-weingarten-5231_birthright_i-don-t-think-the-people-of-chicago-shou_358920.png" --- > [I don't think the people of Chicago should be robbed of their birthright to be perennial losers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-don-t-think-the-people-of-chicago-should-be-robbed-of-their/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/gene-weingarten-5231_birthright_i-don-t-think-the-people-of-chicago-shou_358920.png) > [The people who are voting for Trump are not voting rationally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/the-people-who-are-voting-for-trump-are-not-voting-rationally/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/gene-weingarten-5231_not-voting_the-people-who-are-voting-for-trump-are_2645109.png) > [Hillary Clinton rubs people the wrong way, for valid reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/hillary-clinton-rubs-people-the-wrong-way-for-valid-reasons/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/gene-weingarten-5231_clinton_hillary-clinton-rubs-people-the-wrong-wa_794251.png) > [I think we too often go soft in trying to spare people the agony of confronting reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-think-we-too-often-go-soft-in-trying-to-spare-people-the-agony-of/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/gene-weingarten-5231_agony_i-think-we-too-often-go-soft-in-trying-t_1315665.png) > [I don't think there is prejudice against atheists the same way there is prejudice against fat people. I don't think people hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-don-t-think-there-is-prejudice-against-atheists-the-same-way-there/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/gene-weingarten-5231_atheist_i-don-t-think-there-is-prejudice-against_1554228.jpg) > [I really value unforgettable moments. Things you can tell people about. We have too few of them in our lives, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-really-value-unforgettable-moments-things-you-can-tell-people-about/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/gene-weingarten-5231_moments_i-really-value-unforgettable-moments-thi_1853354.png) > [I personally favor old mechanical watches, but my snobbery does not extend to demanding that all people wear them. My snobbery demands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-personally-favor-old-mechanical-watches-but-my-snobbery-does-not/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf2/gene-weingarten-5231_people_i-personally-favor-old-mechanical-watche_584160.png) > [The advent of DNA testing, and the number of convictions thrown out, has confirmed that we've put LOTS of innocent people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/the-advent-of-dna-testing-and-the-number-of-convictions-thrown-out/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/gene-weingarten-5231_advent_the-advent-of-dna-testing-and-the-number_1529059.png) > [Most men I know adore women, and I am including gay men. I think studies on jury selection show that the biggest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/most-men-i-know-adore-women-and-i-am-including-gay-men-i-think/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/gene-weingarten-5231_adore_most-men-i-know-adore-women-and-i-am-inc_1820011.jpg) > [On Twitter, people like me regularly get called "sore losers" by Trumpeters. It just makes me roll my eyes. This is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/on-twitter-people-like-me-regularly-get-called-sore-losers-by/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/072/gene-weingarten-5231_eye_on-twitter-people-like-me-regularly-get_2165477.png) > [I am perhaps being charitable but I think there are a bunch of people out there who feel stupid. Some will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-am-perhaps-being-charitable-but-i-think-there-are-a-bunch-of-people/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b16/gene-weingarten-5231_charitable_i-am-perhaps-being-charitable-but-i-thin_3100602.jpg) > [Donald Trump is way worse than George W. Bush. George W. Bush is a fundamentally decent man of limited intelligence who surrounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/donald-trump-is-way-worse-than-george-w-bush-george-w-bush-is-a/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e8/gene-weingarten-5231_care_donald-trump-is-way-worse-than-george-w_125109.png) > [Reporters are not merely recording devices that take down what people say and repeat it in print; we are expected to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/reporters-are-not-merely-recording-devices-that-take-down-what-people/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/gene-weingarten-5231_analyzing_reporters-are-not-merely-recording-devic_1234040.jpg) > [We want to believe that the world is understandable and controllable and unthreatening, that if we follow the rules, we'll be okay.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/we-want-to-believe-that-the-world-is-understandable-and-controllable/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/gene-weingarten-5231_believe_we-want-to-believe-that-the-world-is-und_2800723.jpg) > [Ask creative people where they get their ideas, and they will roll their eyes. It's the most common question, but it's also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/ask-creative-people-where-they-get-their-ideas-and-they-will-roll/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/gene-weingarten-5231_answers_ask-creative-people-where-they-get-their_2473267.jpg) > [The intelligent Trump supporter will be someone who is so cynical about politics that he wants the world blown up, and doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/the-intelligent-trump-supporter-will-be-someone-who-is-so-cynical/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/gene-weingarten-5231_care_the-intelligent-trump-supporter-will-be_2129867.png) ## Other authors on People - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 856 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 843 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 724 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 624 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 488 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 367 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 298 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 286 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 260 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bernie-sanders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-c-maxwell-51081.jpg) John C. Maxwell 249 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 244 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/terry-pratchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 223 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bill-gates/) ## More by Gene Weingarten > [I do not believe in public shaming. I do believe that young adults go to college to learn things, and that this process will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-do-not-believe-in-public-shaming-i-do-believe-that-young-adults-go/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [Being "Jewish" is way stronger culturally than it is religiously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/being-jewish-is-way-stronger-culturally-than-it-is-religiously/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [Donald Trump is way worse than George W. Bush. George W. Bush is a fundamentally decent man of limited intelligence who surrounded himself with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/donald-trump-is-way-worse-than-george-w-bush-george-w-bush-is-a/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [I think Trump is simply inept, incapable of rescuing himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-think-trump-is-simply-inept-incapable-of-rescuing-himself/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [My neighborhood is fairly white, yet the local middle school is all black. It is bad. It is very bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/my-neighborhood-is-fairly-white-yet-the-local-middle-school-is-all/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [Donald Trump would never belong to a church that required a ten percent hit. He's too smart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/donald-trump-would-never-belong-to-a-church-that-required-a-ten/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [Editorials are editorials. They a supposed to have an opinion, even a very strong one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/editorials-are-editorials-they-a-supposed-to-have-an-opinion-even-a/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [I think Donald Trump's going to quickly disappear from radar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-think-donald-trump-s-going-to-quickly-disappear-from-radar/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [I don't think the people of Chicago should be robbed of their birthright to be perennial losers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-don-t-think-the-people-of-chicago-should-be-robbed-of-their/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [The verb "Garland" should be created. It would mean to unfairly put a stinking albatross around someone's neck, to make him unemployable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/the-verb-garland-should-be-created-it-would-mean-to-unfairly-put-a/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [Being both stupid and ignorant is an accomplishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/being-both-stupid-and-ignorant-is-an-accomplishment/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [Donald Trump's humor is hostile to a fault.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/donald-trump-s-humor-is-hostile-to-a-fault/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [I personally favor old mechanical watches, but my snobbery does not extend to demanding that all people wear them. My snobbery demands that no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-personally-favor-old-mechanical-watches-but-my-snobbery-does-not/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [Rhyme is cool again. It's because of hip-hop. Bless you, hip-hop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/rhyme-is-cool-again-it-s-because-of-hip-hop-bless-you-hip-hop/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [I read a lot of conservatives. They are thoughtful and intelligent and annoying, and I always read them because they have viewpoints that challenge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-read-a-lot-of-conservatives-they-are-thoughtful-and-intelligent-and/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/gene-weingarten/#itemlist", "name": "16 People Quotes By Gene Weingarten", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think the people of Chicago should be robbed of their birthright to be perennial losers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Weingarten" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-don-t-think-the-people-of-chicago-should-be-robbed-of-their/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/gene-weingarten-5231_birthright_i-don-t-think-the-people-of-chicago-shou_358920.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/gene-weingarten-5231_birthright_i-don-t-think-the-people-of-chicago-shou_358920.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/gene-weingarten-5231_birthright_i-don-t-think-the-people-of-chicago-shou_358920.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think the people of Chicago should be robbed of their birthright to be perennial losers.” — Gene Weingarten", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The people who are voting for Trump are not voting rationally.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Weingarten" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/the-people-who-are-voting-for-trump-are-not-voting-rationally/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/gene-weingarten-5231_not-voting_the-people-who-are-voting-for-trump-are_2645109.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/gene-weingarten-5231_not-voting_the-people-who-are-voting-for-trump-are_2645109.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/gene-weingarten-5231_not-voting_the-people-who-are-voting-for-trump-are_2645109.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The people who are voting for Trump are not voting rationally.” — Gene Weingarten", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hillary Clinton rubs people the wrong way, for valid reasons.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Weingarten" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/hillary-clinton-rubs-people-the-wrong-way-for-valid-reasons/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/gene-weingarten-5231_clinton_hillary-clinton-rubs-people-the-wrong-wa_794251.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/gene-weingarten-5231_clinton_hillary-clinton-rubs-people-the-wrong-wa_794251.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/gene-weingarten-5231_clinton_hillary-clinton-rubs-people-the-wrong-wa_794251.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hillary Clinton rubs people the wrong way, for valid reasons.” — Gene Weingarten", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think we too often go soft in trying to spare people the agony of confronting reality.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Weingarten" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-think-we-too-often-go-soft-in-trying-to-spare-people-the-agony-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/gene-weingarten-5231_agony_i-think-we-too-often-go-soft-in-trying-t_1315665.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/gene-weingarten-5231_agony_i-think-we-too-often-go-soft-in-trying-t_1315665.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/gene-weingarten-5231_agony_i-think-we-too-often-go-soft-in-trying-t_1315665.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think we too often go soft in trying to spare people the agony of confronting reality.” — Gene Weingarten", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think there is prejudice against atheists the same way there is prejudice against fat people. 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