#stupidity

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

"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."

"Caius was one of those who gloried in his ignorance, called his lack of letters purity, scorned any subtlety of thought or expression. A man for his time, indeed."

"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."

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

"Avoidable human misery is more often caused not so much by stupidity as by ignorance, particularly our ignorance about ourselves."

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

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

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

"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap."

"If there were a master of stupidity in this world, I would really love to listen to his success story."

"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."

"The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity."

"If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?"

"She avoids deep thought like an empty restaurant, not out of stupidity, but a canny resolve to be happy."

"He had just about enough intelligence to open his mouth when he wanted to eat, but certainly no more."

"People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are."

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

"Jasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results."

"How can you fight stupidity effectively? The answer is simple: it’s not easy."