Subject: Intelligence (Page 32)

I think I am, therefore I am… I think.

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

He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Do not argue with an idiot; he/she will drag you down to his/her level and beat you with experience.

The New York Times is read by the people who run the country; the Washington Post is read by the people who think they run the country; the National Enquirer is read by the people who think Elvis is alive and running the country…

entrepreneur, software engineer & game programmer

All my life I’ve wanted, just once, to say something clever without losing my train of thought.

American writer

He is so stupid… it takes him 2 hours to watch 60 minutes.

Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes; art is knowing which ones to keep.

(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)

Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.

(1920 – 1985 Russian-born American actor of stage & film

Experience is a good teacher, but the fees are very high.

(1860 – 1954) English author, Anglican priest, professor & dean

If you understand it, it's obsolete.

It's easy to identify people who can't count to ten; they're in front of you in the supermarket express lane.

(1930 – 1977) German teacher

The way I see it… If you need both of your hands for whatever it is you’re doing, then your brain should probably be in on it too.

(1958 – ) comedian, actress & television host

The love letter you finally got the courage to send will be delayed in the post long enough for you to make a fool of yourself in person.

A stale mind is the devil’s breadbox.

(1962 – ) American English professor & writer under pen name Eloisa James

The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become at sixty as wise as he thought himself at twenty.

(1880 – ?) American author

Everything looks bad if you remember it.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

Evil and stupidity are randomly distributed.

If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.