engineer, former army officer and astronaut candidate.
Born in Birkenhead
(Cheshire), he was educated Clifton College
. He studied at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and received a BS in telecommunications at the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham
in 1972. At the end of his military career he was Lieutenant-Colonel
in the Royal Corps of Signals
of the British Army.
A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control of his mind.
I never heard tell of any clever man that came of entirely stupid people.
Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
"Folly is as great as the sea. It can compass anything."
A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.
There is no sin except stupidity.
Weapons-Grade Stupidity: Tech-support slang for customer intelligence that is so low it poses a severe hazard to those who come in contact with it.