Subject: Intelligence » Stupidity (Page 3)

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

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

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

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

I would have made a good Pope.

(1913 – 1994) 37th U.S. president

He is so stupid… mind readers charge him half price.

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

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

You can't fix stupid; there’s not a pill you can take, or a class you can go to.

(1956 – ) American stand-up comedian

He ain’t got enough sense to poor piss out of a boot.

Some people fish in the Sea of Life without bait.

The boy's about as sharp as a bowling ball.

cartoon character (Mel Blanc)

The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them.


I once dated a guy so dumb he could not count to 21 unless he was naked.

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

I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.

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

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

(1907 – 1988) science fiction author

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

I'd rather be rich than stupid.

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

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host

Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate.

(1948 – ) English novelist

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

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