Subject: Intelligence » Stupidity (Page 2)

If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can’t it get us out?

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

You two are just dumber than a bag of hammers.

(1961 – ) American actor, director, producer & screenwriter

The only qualifications for a lineman are to be big and dumb; to be a back, you only have to be dumb.

(1888 – 1931) American football player & coach

Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

(1898 – 1971) American humorist

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

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Can't find his ass with two hands and a flashlight

A little learning is a dangerous thing but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.

(1947 – ) radio broadcaster & host

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.

(1940 – 1993) composer, guitarist, record producer & film director

A little ignorance can go a long way.

The boy's about as sharp as a bowling ball.

cartoon character (Mel Blanc)

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

(1741 – 1794) French writer

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around; but when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Scientists now believe that the primary biological function of breasts is to make males stupid.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

That kid's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver.

cartoon character (Mel Blanc)

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

(1887 – 1964) English biographer, critic, novelist & poet

He ain’t got enough sense to poor piss out of a boot.

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

To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

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

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

My wife’s not too smart; I told her our kids were spoiled… she said, “all kids smell that way.”

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor