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You can be an idiot and survive because you just go to McDonalds for your food, and you go to work and do some sort of inane job, which is nobody taking any responsibility - it's always up the line - and then you watch the Super Bowl, and that's it. But in the old days, you really had to know how your world works. You don't need that anymore.
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"You can be an idiot and survive because you just go to McDonalds for your food, and you go to work and do some sort of inane job, which is nobody taking any responsibility - it's always up the line - and then you watch the Super Bowl, and that's it. But in the old days, you really had to know how your world works. You don't need that anymore."
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You can be an idiot and survive because you just go to McDonalds for your food, and you go to work and do some sort of inane job, which is nobody taking any responsibility - it's always up the line - and then you watch the Super Bowl, and that's it. But in the old days, you really had to know how your world works. You don't need that anymore. — Harry Kroto

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Harry Kroto was a Scientist from United Kingdom (1939–2016).

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Who said "You can be an idiot and survive because you just go to McDonalds for your food,…"?
This quote is attributed to Harry Kroto, a Scientist from United Kingdom.
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Harry Kroto lived from 1939 – 2016.
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