Subject: Intelligence » Stupidity (Page 3)

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

Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity.

I'd rather be rich than stupid.

Too slow to keep worms in a tin.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

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

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

(1927 – 1989) author, essayist & environmentalist

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

(1907 – 1988) science fiction author

Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.

(1948 – ) English novelist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

It’s easy to smile when you have a squirrel’s intellect.

(1971 – ) Irish comedian, actor & writer

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… mind readers charge him half price.

What better way to head off more oil drilling, nuclear plants, than by blowing up a rig? … I'm just noting the timing, here.

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host

Your ignorance cramps my conversation.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

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 tell you boy, the wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead.

(1962 – ) American ventriloquist & stand-up comedian

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

(1948 – ) English novelist

He couldn’t pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel.