“When you give success to stupid people, it makes them more stupid sometimes and not more intelligent.”

—  Arsène Wenger

On José Mourinho, (November 2005) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4398238.stm
Context: He's out of order, disconnected with reality and disrespectful. When you give success to stupid people, it makes them more stupid sometimes and not more intelligent.

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