Funny Stupidity and Foolishness Quotes

These silly and witty sayings give a positive spin to this otherwise touchy subject!

Funny Stupidity and Foolishness Quotes

"One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, nothin' can beat teamwork."
- Edward Abbey
"Stupidity has a knack of getting its way."
- Albert Camus
"Stupidity is a talent for misconception."
- Edgar Allan Poe
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits."
Anonymous
"Stupidity is like a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit."
"I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong."
Anonymous
"Better to keep silent and let people think you are a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
- Abraham Lincoln
“The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.”
Anonymous
“I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder!”
Anonymous
“There are much easier things in life than finding a good man. Nailing Jell-O to a tree, for instance.”
Anonymous
“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.”
- Walt Disney
“My wife tells me that if I ever decide to leave, she is coming with me.”
- Jon Bon Jovi
“There are more airplanes in the water than there are submarines in the sky.”
Anonymous
“I think if we tell people that the brain is an app, they will start using it.”
Anonymous
“My sister’s expecting a baby, and I don’t know if I’m going to be an uncle or an aunt.”
- Chuck Nevitt
“What is the only flaw of being intelligent?…that you have to deal with stupid people.”
Anonymous
“A stupid man’s report of what a clever man says can never be accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”
- Bertrand Russell
“Scientists say the world is made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. they forgot to mention morons.”
Anonymous
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
- George Benard Shaw
“We live in the era of smart phones and stupid people.”
Antonymous
“The downside of playing dumb is that you sound dumb.”
- Rachel Maddow
“On the internet, you can be anything you want. It’s strange that so many people choose to be stupid.”
Anonymous
“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.”
- Elbert Hubbard
“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
- Mark Twain
“The problem with the world is that everyone does not have a brain, but everyone does have a tongue.”
- Raheel Farooq
“Stupid people will mistake your confidence for arrogance.”
- Habeeb Akande
“But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.”
- Carl Sagan
“To be clever enough to get a great deal of money, one must be stupid enough to want it.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.”
- Alan Dundes
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
- A. A. Milne
“Every time I do something silly, it comes off really funny because it’s natural.”
- Shaquille O’Neal
“When a stupid man is doing something, he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“Make yourself look really stupid so you don’t feel bad doing something a little stupid.”
- Mark Hoppus
“People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.”
- Alice Walker
“Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.”
- Oscar Wilde
“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.”
- Horace
“No matter how smart you are, you can never convince someone stupid that they are stupid.”
Anonymous
“I am responsible for what I say but I’m not responsible for what you understand.”
Anonymous
“If being awesome was a crime, I would be serving a life sentence.”
Anonymous
“If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?”
- Francis Parker Yockey
“Seriousness is stupidity sent to college.”
- P. J. O’Rourke
“My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60. Now he’s 97 years old and we have no clue where he is.”
“If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can’t it get us out?”
- Will Rogers
“My biggest fear about becoming a zombie is all the walking that I’d have to do.”
“It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.”
“I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.”
- Edith Sitwell
“Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you’ll be a mile from them, and you’ll have their shoes.”
- Jack Handey
“To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.”
- Gustave Flaubert
“Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can’t see.”
"If Cinderella’s shoe fit perfectly, then why did it fall off?"