there's no such thing as a stupid question

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there's no such thing as a stupid question

  1. 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 […] .

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