Subject: Intelligence » Stupidity (Page 2)

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician

Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

(1898 – 1971) American humorist

Half of being smart is knowing what you are dumb about.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author

Anything too stupid to be said is sung.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist

It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try and pass them.

He couldn’t grow pole beans in a pile of horse shit.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

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

The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.

American scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fully functioning human brains.

(1969 – ) U.S. Representative (Delaware)

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

(1821 – 1880) French novelist

He is so dumb, blondes tell jokes about him.

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1741 – 1794) French writer

Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society.

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host

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

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

I'd rather be rich than stupid.

There are four things that hold back human progress – ignorance, stupidity, committees and accountants.

(1797 – 1875) American accountant

To all you hunters who kill animals for food, shame on you; you ought to go to the store and buy the meat that was made there, where no animals were harmed.

I would have made a good Pope.

(1913 – 1994) 37th U.S. president

The only way to reduce the number of nuclear weapons is to use them.

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host