there's no such thing as a stupid question
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there's no such thing as a stupid question
- Used to encourage people to seek knowledge by asking questions, no matter how silly the questions may appear to be.
- a 1992, Nancy Purtil, letter quoted in When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?, David Feldman
- The general feeling is that, while there is no such thing as a stupid question, this one comes very close. Poodles never did live in the wild […] .
- a 1992, Nancy Purtil, letter quoted in When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?, David Feldman
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