Subject: Intelligence » Stupidity (Page 2)

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

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

She is so stupid… she took a blood test and failed.

You must have taken great pains, sir; you could not naturally have been so very stupid.

(1709 – 1784) English author, essayist, critic, editor & lexicographer

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

She is so stupid… she can’t make ice without a recipe.

His ignorance covers the world like a blanket, and there’s scarcely a hole in it anywhere.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

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

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 stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.

(1872 – 1970) British philosopher, mathematician, historian & social critic

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician

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

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

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

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

(1797 – 1875) American accountant

Couldn’t find his rear with his hands in his back pockets

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.

(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)

He is so stupid… he thought Johnny Cash was a pay toilet.

Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.

(1934 – 1996) American astronomer, astrophysicist & author

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

I don't want to elect anyone stupid enough to want the job.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

It is safe to wager that every public idea and every accepted convention is sheer foolishness, because it has suited the majority.

(1741 – 1794) French writer