What's your favorite planet? ... Mine's the sun! Its like the king of planets!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A childlike or ignorant perspective on astronomy presented with confidence.
- In plain terms
- Calling the sun a planet because it is important.
- What can you take from it?
- Confidence doesn't mean your facts are right.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you been confident but wrong?
- How do you handle not knowing something?
Another view
Sometimes intuition is more useful than facts.
More from Will Ferrell
You don't talk to me that way! I am a division manager! I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS!
Permalink to quote #2 If the moon were made of barbeque spare ribs, would you eat it? ...I know I would. Heck, I'd have seconds. And then polish it off with a tall, cool Budweiser.
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