Useless Quotes

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In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
I wondered a little why God was such a useless thing. It seemed a waste of time to have him. After that he became less… — Frances Farmer
The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are… — Thomas Hardy
A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of… — Lafcadio Hearn
I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition,… — Ernest Hemingway
It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. — William Ralph Inge
I'm useless at staring at a piece of white paper. But if you put a piece of white paper with a black line on it… — Marc Jacobs
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. — Samuel Johnson
Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply… — Samuel Johnson
The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening… — Wassily Kandinsky
I hate the idea of natural. For example, I prefer gardens to wild nature. I like to see the human touch. High heels are a… — Christian Louboutin
I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if… — Paul Lynde
I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a… — Douglas MacArthur
It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office. — Shirley MacLaine
Nothing is so useless as a general maxim. — Thomas B. Macaulay
There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself… — Niccolo Machiavelli
There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply… — Nelson Mandela
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people. — Karl Marx
High School is like a spork: it's a crappy spoon and a crappy fork, so in the end it's just plain useless. — John Mayer
A car is useless in New York, essential everywhere else. The same with good manners. — Mignon McLaughlin

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