Chad le Clos

My dad always taught me never to give up in my mind. You can never really beat me. It sounds ridiculous, but I will always come back for you. You can't beat someone who never gives up. I could lose 100 times to you, but I will always get you. I will die trying. This applies not only to swimming but to my life as well.

South African Athlete

Fred Willard

I once was in a project. They were going to do a remake. Somebody started a rumor I wanted more money. I said, 'This is ridiculous. I'd kill for this project!

American Comedian

Terry Pratchett

Discworld' is taking something that you know is ridiculous and treating it as if it is serious, to see if something interesting happens when you do so.

English Author

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

French Writer

Shaun Ryder

We're not the only life in the universe. We're just not. It's ridiculously impossible.

Holliday Grainger

I admire my mother for being a single mum. It's ridiculously hard.

English Actress

Dar Williams

Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging.

American Musician

Lucas Neff

It's ridiculous. My life's been a series of happy accidents.

American Actor

Bear Grylls

I've had so many injuries in my life that it's ridiculous.

British Explorer

Pat McAfee

American Athlete

Use 'ridiculous' in casual situations, not in formal writing or speeches.

Informal Usage

'Ridiculous' can express humor or disapprove of something. Tone and context clarify this.

Humor or Disapproval

'Ridiculous' often exaggerates to emphasize strong feelings about something's silliness.

Exaggeration Emphasized

'Ridiculous' can reflect strong criticism when describing a bad situation or performance.

Intensity of Criticism

'Ridiculous' is often used sarcastically to mock something by feigning praise.

Potential Sarcasm

What's 'ridiculous' can vary by culture; it's subjective and depends on personal views.

Cultural Perceptions

 It'll be so cheap to have goods and services, it will be ridiculous. I'm presuming it should be possible to imagine a bunch of goods and services that can't profitably be made now but could be made in that world, courtesy of legions of robots. Yeah. It will be a world of abundance.

Elon Musk: A future...

 not not people out of work but actually still a shortage labor even in the future uh but this really will be a world of abundance any goods and services uh will be available to anyone who wants them that it'll be so cheap to have goods and services it'll be ridiculous

Elon Musk talks Twitter,...

 Well, I mean, why do any of us exist? Sloths exist because they are ridiculously cool and the world would be rubbish without them. Why do sloth's have such long claws, so um, I, to be fair, would probably call them nails rather than claws because they don't use them

Can Sloths Kill You? PIPE...

 But that's not the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard anyone say about my work. The most ridiculous thing I ever heard is, I was at a dinner party, and a woman heard that I work in computer security, and she asked me if -- she said her computer had been

Avi Rubin: All your...

 and sparked a revolution that was incredibly beneficial to public health. But all of this raises the question, what are the widely held scientific beliefs of today that our descendants will find ridiculous? And as any scientist would tell you,

How a few scientists...

 have anything i wanted as long as i ate it with a knife and a fork trust me it feels ridiculous to eat a snickers bar like this but it helped me be more conscious of what i was eating i learned to be in perpetual motion all day every day

The psychological weight...

 It sits there counting down the moments until you stand up again and take it for a walk. That may sound ridiculous. Our bodies love to sit, right? Not really. Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stress

Why sitting is bad for...

 definitely look she's coming out I hope you come keep coming keep coming keep coming keeps coming ridiculous look at her that is one very happy very muddy baby elephant on the other side of the world

The Cutest Elephant...

 I have never been covered with this much built in my life and I I've done some filthy things I have got kids I've got chickens I dig up dinosaurs relevant even mrs. ridiculous we've got a lot of

The Gross Stuff PIPE T.rex...

 you know what you are. You're afraid to pursue your passion. You're afraid to look ridiculous. You're afraid to try. You're afraid you may fail.