“Think of how stupid the average person is and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
– George Carlin
“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
"Better to keep silent and let people think you are a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
- Abraham Lincoln
“To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.”
- Gustave Flaubert
"I prefer not to think before speaking. I like being as surprised as everyone else by what comes out of my mouth."
Anonymous
“Every man is a d*** fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”
― Elbert Hubbard
“Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can’t see.”
"Stupidity is like a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit."
"Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it."
Anonymous
“My wife tells me that if I ever decide to leave, she is coming with me.”
- Jon Bon Jovi
"The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware that he is wise."
Anonymous
“I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder!”
Anonymous
“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.”
– Winston S. Churchill
"Stupid is when you spend 18 hours trying to drown a fish."
Anonymous
“I think if we tell people that the brain is an app, they will start using it.”
Anonymous
"I am allergic to stupidity, so I break out in sarcasm."
Anonymous
"I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying."
- Oscar Wilde
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits."
Anonymous
“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.”
- Walt Disney
"Stupidity has a knack of getting its way."
- Albert Camus
"Technology is getting smarter and smarter: smartphones, smartwatches, smart homes… Only people remain stupid no matter what."
- Anna LeMind
“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
“Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.”
- Alan Dundes
“If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can’t it get us out?”
- Will Rogers
“Make yourself look really stupid so you don’t feel bad doing something a little stupid.”
- Mark Hoppus
"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
- Plato
“If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?”
- Francis Parker Yockey
“To be clever enough to get a great deal of money, one must be stupid enough to want it.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"Stupidity is a talent for misconception."
- Edgar Allan Poe
"The more you know, the dumber you sound to stupid people."
Anonymous
“We live in the era of smart phones and stupid people.”
Antonymous
“It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.”
"If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times: Don’t exaggerate!"
Anonymous
"A clever person takes notice of everything; a stupid one makes a comment about everything."
- Heinrich Heine
“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
"One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, nothin' can beat teamwork."
- Edward Abbey
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
- George Benard Shaw
"The first thing you learn in life is you’re a fool. The last thing you learn in life is you’re the same fool."
Anonymous
"Ignorance is a form of environmental pollution."
Anonymous
"Common sense is not a gift. It’s a punishment because you have to deal with everyone who doesn’t have it."
Anonymous
“Stupid people will mistake your confidence for arrogance.”
- Habeeb Akande
"A stupid person laughs three times at a joke; once when everyone else is laughing, a second time when he actually gets the joke, and a third time when he realizes he was laughing without getting the joke at first."
“What is the only flaw of being intelligent?…that you have to deal with stupid people.”
Anonymous
"It is the dull man who is always sure and the sure man who is always dull."
— H.L. Mencken
“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
- Mark Twain
“If being awesome was a crime, I would be serving a life sentence.”
Anonymous
“The problem with the world is that everyone does not have a brain, but everyone does have a tongue.”
- Raheel Farooq
“No matter how smart you are, you can never convince someone stupid that they are stupid.”
Anonymous
“Every time I do something silly, it comes off really funny because it’s natural.”
- Shaquille O’Neal
“Seriousness is stupidity sent to college.”
- P. J. O’Rourke