Subject: Intelligence » Stupidity (Page 2)

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

(1983 – ) American actor, producer, writer & director

My father was stupid; he worked in a bank and they caught him stealing pens.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Some people fish in the Sea of Life without bait.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

It would be possible to say without exaggeration that the miners’ leaders were the stupidest men in England if we had not frequent occasion to meet the owners.

(1872 – 1930) British statesman, politician & lawyer

A little ignorance can go a long way.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

He is so dumb, blondes tell jokes about him.

Exercise freaks… are the ones putting stress on the health care system.

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

(1907 – 1988) science fiction author

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.

(1876 – 1967) German statesman

It is safe to wager that every public idea and every accepted convention is sheer foolishness, because it has suited the majority.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.

(1838 – 1918) journalist, historian, academic & novelist

The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them.


His ignorance covers the world like a blanket, and there’s scarcely a hole in it anywhere.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

He is so stupid… mind readers charge him half price.

Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity.

A movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it.

(1894 – 1964) American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright & novelist

There are more acres of forestland in America today than when Columbus discovered the continent in 1492.

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host

I would have made a good Pope.

(1913 – 1994) 37th U.S. president