Uselessness Quotes - page 2

The millions of laws which exist for the regulation of humanity appear upon investigation to be divided into three principal categories: protection of property, protection of persons, protection of government. And by analyzing each of these three categories, we arrive at the same logical and necessary conclusion: the uselessness and hurtfulness of law. (Peter Kropotkin)
You are responsible for all of your successes, and the lack thereof. And that is the essential point that failure, your ever-faithful friend, wants to make: that your failure could not exist without you-without your stupidity, without your lies, without your mistakes, your uselessness, your lack of faith, your ineptitude, your unjustifiable confidence in your alleged abilities, you stupid loser-failure is your only friend. Failure is your only lover. Failure is your only hope. View quote
John S. Hall
That feeling of uselessness is no respecter of age and never asks permission, but corrodes people's souls, repeating over and over: ‘No one is interested in you, you're nothing, the world doesn't need your presence.' View quote
Paulo Coelho
Puerto Ricans...castrate their children. As a reality check. Because they know the colonial systems will not allow their children to achieve all the things that they want in life. I saw that in my childhood. I saw this impotence that was imposed on me since my childhood. But I said, "I'm going to build an empire of uselessness. I'm going to take from the Americans the ingenuity, and I'm going to take from the Spaniards the wisdom.” And that's what I do. I mix wisdom and ingenuity. View quote
Giannina Braschi