Sentences with word «foolish»

"Foolish" means behaving or thinking in a way that lacks wisdom or good judgement. Full definition
He had a lot of foolish things, but that was one of the true things.
When it comes to a job search or career change, they fear looking foolish for backing a loser, especially when that so - called loser is themselves.
I'm not foolish enough to take up verbal arms against these entrepreneurs or their employees.
Heading into this dangerous field without a solid trading strategy, though, is just as foolish as making any other investment choice without a firm strategy.
If he's right, no law was broken, and ICO looks foolish for having made some rather inflammatory statements based on a selection of stolen emails.
But we shouldn't be surprised when smart people do foolish things.
Selling early may seem foolish if you believe the fundamentals remain strong, but in the stock market unknown factors are risks.
This is a good example of what can go wrong when you put the wrong pup in the hands of foolish people.
It's easy to critique what's being written here, people are writing very foolish things.
That way you don't make foolish mistakes like the above.
Not purchasing a term plan is a penny wise, pound foolish decision.
It makes them feel foolish as if they are shooting for the stars.
Many people have lost their licenses because of foolish decisions.
You can forget about trying to say the people of the region we now call the middle east are the same people as they were 2000 years ago, that's just foolish.
For the kids, it's not to do foolish things out of sheer rebellion, because your parents are out to help you and keep you from harm's way.
Both sides are also being foolish on the length of transition, which they want to hold to two years.
This is the race where I won't doom my chances of winning with foolish mistakes.
It will be even more foolish for the board to offer him another 2 years.
Yet the «truth» you have was all written by foolish men looking to control populations, then edited by other men to make money and control people.
The theory is that that way they don't look foolish if the deal falls through.
But one collector's foolish mistake is our gain, at least for a few days.
It might sound foolish as we all have clothes on and we all function in them etc..
It's good to practice at home first, just so you don't feel foolish when mistakes are made.
Many young scientists, especially those in graduate school, seem to feel foolish about getting a business card.
I think this is one of the most foolish decisions ever made by a top manager in the last few years.
But to assume that he won't, simply out of some desperate hope, is an incredibly foolish way to proceed.
In response, I wrote one of my favorite pieces, even though I knew as I was writing it that it might appear rather foolish in a short amount of time.
Yes, it is amazing what foolish choices people make.
You might think that only foolish investors could be taken in, but you would be wrong.
Ask yourself, do I believe in this idea and am I willing to appear foolish by telling others?
Why should I respect somebody, or a group, doing something foolish based on a myth?
But we don't have time for that kind of foolish thinking anymore.
I have no problem feeling foolish because I might learn something new.
Rather than making foolish attempts to look at the whole programme, we should focus on what makes new schools successful.
What a great way to collect a bunch of money from foolish investors.
It comes down hard enough to take off the fingers of anyone foolish enough to leave a hand in the way.
As we pass through law school, and then our legal careers, we are always told that law should strive for consistency; but not, of course, foolish consistency.
A 13 - year - old girl has intercourse for any one or more of many equally foolish reasons.
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