Subject: Intelligence » Stupidity (Page 2)

Where ignorance is bliss it's foolish to borrow your neighbor's newspaper.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.

(1876 – 1967) German statesman

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

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

What he lacks in intelligence, he makes up for in stupidity.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

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

He is so stupid… it takes him an hour to cook Minute Rice.

She is so slow… she has to speed up to stop.

There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot.

(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)

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

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

(1741 – 1794) French writer

There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.

(1838 – 1918) journalist, historian, academic & novelist

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

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

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

cartoon character (Mel Blanc)

Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

You might be a redneck if… your family always goes to the movies in groups of 18 or more 'cause they were told 17 and under are not admitted.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

Stupidity got us into this mess, and stupidity will get us out.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

(1863 – 1941) U.S. senator (California) & U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

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.

My father was stupid; he worked in a bank and they caught him stealing pens.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor