#stupidity

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

"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap."

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

"When you look at the past without God’s eyes, you subject yourself to deception. The past no longer exists and God doesn’t linger there. However, Satan will show you whatever you want to see and believe, so you will be trapped in an emotion that cannot communicate truth, beyond what you want to remember."

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

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

"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."

"Will this be in the examination, Mr Hecker?"was the limit of my students' interest in any given subject. If it was going to be in the test they took notes, if it was not going to be in the test they did not take notes. Their silent, depthless stares were unnerving. I told myself that they were not stupid - for how could the final attainment of thousands of years of human progress be stupid?"

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

"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."

"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."

"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."