#stupidity

"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap."

"Incredibly intelligent people always seem odd to those who are not as sharp."

"You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant."

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."

"Ah! how little knowledge does a man acquire in his life. He gathers it up like water, but like water it runs between his fingers, and yet, if his hands be but wet as though with dew, behold a generation of fools call out, 'See, he is a wise man!' Is it not so?"

"People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."

"To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness - though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless."

"Have faith that your child's brain is an evolving planet that rotates at its own speed. It will naturally be attracted to or repel certain subjects. Be patient. Just as there are ugly ducklings that turn into beautiful swans, there are rebellious kids and slow learners that turn into serious innovators and hardcore intellectuals."

"I don't get high, but sometimes I wish I did. That way, when I messed up in life I would have an excuse. But right now there's no rehab for stupidity."

"[In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth."

"There's a thin line between genius and bottom-barrel stupidness. I hover delicately on a tightrope between the two, wondering where I'll land if I'll ever fall."

"We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above all, more stupid."

"I swear, talking to you is like talking to a really good-looking and mildly stupid brick wall."

"What is it you most dislike? Stupidity, especially in its nastiest forms of racism and superstition."

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

"Intelligence minus purpose equals stupidity."

"Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions."

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

"That was horrible. Horrible. That poor little guy."Pex was unrepentant. "Yeah, well, he asked for it. Calling us ... all those things."But---buried alive! That's like in that horror movie. Y'know -- the one with all the horror."I think I saw that one. With all the words going up on the screen at the end?"Yeah, that was it. Tell you the truth, those words kinda ruined it for me."

"Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backward."