Subject: Intelligence (Page 19)

I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.

(1963 – ) Canadian writer, actor & stand-up comedian

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

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

An original idea… that can’t be too hard; the library must be full of them.

(1957 – ) English actor, writer, journalist, comedian & film director

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea.

Good judgment comes from experience; experience comes from poor judgment.

Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

What some people lack in intelligence, they more than make up for stupidity.

A face unclouded by thought.

(1905 –1984) American playwright

Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.

I think it would be interesting if old people got anti-Alzheimer's disease where they slowly began to recover other people's lost memories.

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

One thing about being narrow-minded: you'll never be lonely.

(1927 – ) Canadian-born American comedian & actor

The best time to give advice to your children is while they’re still young enough to believe you know what you’re talking about.

I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & actress

Last night I was having dinner with Charles Manson, and in the middle of dinner he turned to me and said, "Is it hot in here, or am I crazy?"

(1955 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

I recognize my limits, but when I look around I realize I am not living exactly in a world of giants.

(1919 – ) Italian Prime Minister

Oh good, now he’ll be bi-ignorant.

(1943 – ) U.S. agriculture commissioner, columnist, activist & author

It’s difficult to remember when you haven’t played it before.

(1899 – 1985) Hungarian-born conductor & violinist

No man will ever put his hand up your dress looking for a library card.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

(1533 – 1592) French writer

Confucius perspired out more knowledge than the U.S. Senate has vocalized out in the last 50 years.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator