Subject: Intelligence (Page 16)

 Who do you think was smarter, Jesus or Buddha? … I mean, just in terms of not letting themselves get crucified.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

A loaded wagon makes no noise.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain—and most fools do.

(1888 – 1955) American writer, lecturer & developer of self-improvement skills

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

Couldn’t find his rear with his hands in his back pockets

He seems to have entered a mental phase that can euphemistically be described as eccentric.

(1952 – ) British journalist & columnist

My experience is that people are most likely to listen to reason when in bed.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Whenever I think of the past, it brings back so many memories.

Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.

Sam, if brains were money you’d have to take out a loan for a cup of coffee.

(1949 – ) American actress

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

(1913 – 1960) French-Algerian author, philosopher & journalist

If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

(1826 – 1877) English economist & journalist

There is no proposition, no matter how foolish, for which a dozen Nobel signatures cannot be collected.

Your head is as empty as a hermit's address book.

(1955 – ) English actor

Personally, I’m waiting for caller IQ.

(1955 – ) American comedian, singer, actress & author

If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

(1844 – 1924) French novelist

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

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

The chance of forgetting something is directly proportional to… to…

He is so stupid you can't trust him with an idea.

(1902 – 1968) novelist

I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,“Forget everything you know about slipcovers,” so I did, and it was a load off my mind; then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn’t know what the hell they were.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian