Subject: Intelligence (Page 40)

Reconsider: To seek a justification for a decision already made.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator.

A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times.


There’s a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Most minds are like concrete… all mixed up and permanently set!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

It (a cubicle) basically says, like, 'You know what?… we don't think you're smart enough for an office, but we don't want you to look at anybody.'

(1968 – ) American stand-up comedian

I remember when Grandpa’s memories started to go; it was the day I caught him urinating with the door open… which is not a huge deal, but it’s annoying when I’m trying to drive.

Canadian comedian & actor

The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another.

(1888 – 1964) American folklorist, writer & newspaper columnist

I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them.

(1885 – 1972) expatriate American poet & critic

Brains are an asset to the woman in love who's smart enough to hide 'em.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

The world is more complicated than most of our theories make it out to be.

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

We all get heavier as we get older because there’s a lot more information in our heads.

professional basketball player

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

(1930 – ) American baseball player

She’s so stupid… if you give her a penny for her thoughts, you'll get change back.

If there is a substitute for brains it has to be silence.

Accident: A condition in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body is better.

Ignoramus: Someone who doesn’t know something that you learned yesterday.

Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.

(1741 – 1794) French writer

I constantly walk into a room and I don’t remember why.; but for some reason, I think there’s going to be a clue in the fridge.

(1964 – ) Canadian stand-up comedian, actress & television host

Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.

(1920 – 2001) American writer & humorist