“This not only misses the point, it is the precise antithesis of the point.”
Richard Dawkins book The Blind Watchmaker
Source: The Blind Watchmaker (1986), Chapter 10 “The One True Tree of Life” (p. 261)
“Matthew Shepard should be a symbol. But it misses the point if it ends only with legislation. It misses the point if it’s about mere tolerance.”
America...You Kill Me
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“Certainty is missing the point entirely.”
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“As wonderful as dogs can be, they are famous for missing the point.”
Jean Ferris (1939–2015) American children's writer
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Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo
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Dennis Miller (1953) American stand-up comedian, television host, and actor
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“The point that the Democrats missed was that the people who weren’t rich wanted to be rich.”
Roger Stone (1952) American lobbyist
"The Dirty Trickster" (2008)
“You miss the point? The lady that spares her lover spares herself too little.”
Asinaria, Act I, scene 3.
Asinaria (The One With the Asses)
“People who see life as anything more than pure entertainment are missing the point.”
George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian
Books, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? (2004)
Source: When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?
