Useless Information Quotes

“As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever. You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.”
― Bill Watterson

“Aunt Prue was holding one of the squirrels in her hand, while it sucked ferociously on the end of the dropper. 'And once a day, we have ta clean their little private parts with a Q-tip, so they'll learn ta clean themselves.' That was a visual I didn't need. 'How could you possibly know that?' 'We looked it up on the E-nternet.' Aunt Mercy smiled proudly. I couldn't imagine how my aunts knew anything about the Internet. The Sisters didn't even own a toaster oven. 'How did you get on the Internet?' 'Thelma took us ta the library and Miss Marian helped us. They have computers over there. Did you know that?”
― Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures

“He must have gotten all that knowledge from the newspapers. I don't see the point, collecting all that knowledge others have already discovered.”
― Janne Teller, Nothing

“. . . you see, I'm an amateur and collector of certain little facts; I copy them down from newspapers and stories, from wherever, and save them . . . certain kinds of anecdotes. I already have a nice collection of them.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“A car without wheels is useless, A cellphone without a battery is useless, A life without Jesus is useless.”
― Sterry Ks

“Marlon’s worldly possessions went up for auction at Christie’s New York showroom a year after his death. Among the 320 objects were some knickknacks (Marlon preferred the Yiddish word chotchkes).”
― Stefan Kanfer, Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando

“An effective plan consists of a set of rules that cover every possible misbehavior and a set of consequences that matter to students. The plans I recommend, one for elementary and lower middle school teachers and one for high school and upper middle school teachers , are available for purchase and immediate download at [the author's website].”
― Michael Linsin, The Total Classroom Management Makeover: in 18 short, simple lessons