Stupid People Quotes - Page 4

• The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes And gaping mouth, that testified surprise.

  John Dryden

  Stupid, Eye, People

  John Dryden (1855). “The Poetical Works”, p.464

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• We'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Internet. Uh, sure.

  Clifford Stoll

  Stupid, Book, People

  "In This 1995 Column, A Newsweek Writer Says Internet Hype Is 'Baloney'" by Nicholas Carlson, www.businessinsider.com. April 8, 2013.

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• Antidotes are what you take to prevent dotes.

  Joseph Addison

  Stupid, People, Antidote

  "The Drummer". Play by Joseph Addison, 1716.

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• He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dulness in others.

  Samuel Johnson

  Stupid, People, Intelligence

  James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). “The Life of Samuel Johnson”, p.127

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• Why, sir, Sherry is dull, naturally dull; but it must have taken him a great deal of pains to become what we now see him. Such an excess of stupidity, Sir, is not in Nature.

  Samuel Johnson

  Pain, Stupid, Taken

  On Thomas Sheridan, in James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 1, p. 453 (28 July 1763)

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• The impenetrable stupidity of Prince George (son-in-law of James II) served his turn. It was his habit, when any news was told him, to exclaim, "Est il possible?"-"Is it possible?"

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Stupid, Son, Law

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 758, History of England, Volume I, Chapter IX, 1922.

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• Mere animals couldn’t possibly manage to act like this. You need to be a human being to be really stupid.

  Terry Pratchett

  Stupid, Animal, Pyramids

  Terry Pratchett (2008). “Pyramids: (Discworld Novel 7)”, p.165, Random House

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• Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car."

  George Carlin

  Funny, Sarcastic, Witty

  "Complaints and Grievances". Documentary, Comedy, 2001.

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• The world is run by one million evil men, ten million stupid men, and a hundred million cowards.

  Gregory David Roberts

  Running, Stupid, Men

  Gregory David Roberts (2004). “Shantaram: A Novel”, p.309, Macmillan

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• In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational. One is free to avoid them.

  Ayn Rand

  Freedom, Society, Novelists

  Ayn Rand (1964). “The Virtue of Selfishness”, p.53, Penguin

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• As we go from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to Mitt Romney, I now understand why the Republicans don't believe in evolution.

  Andy Borowitz

  Funny, Believe, Understanding

  FaceBook post by Andy Borowitz from Jul 06, 2012

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• A fool and his money are soon elected.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Sarcastic, Money

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• Capitalism, Socialism, Fascism, Communism, the Free-Market .... What good are these approaches for? These attempts are made by men who are cerebral insufficient. I'm trying to give you back your brain, which they took away from you in schools and in your upbringing. I'm trying to show you how the world works. So if you want a better world, you have to get up off your ass and make it better

  Jacque Fresco

  School, Men, Giving

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• Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. Call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically, that was really, really critical for the thing to pass.

  Jonathan Gruber

  Ignorance, Obamacare, Stupidity

  "Advocate's Comments On ACA Now A Liability For Law's Supporters". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. December 9, 2014.

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• The person drawn to dance as profession is notoriously unintellectual. He thinks with his muscles, delights in expression with body, not words; finds analysis painful and boring; and is a creature of physical ebullience.

  Doris Humphrey

  Dance, Stupid, Thinking

  Doris Humphrey (1959). “The art of making dances”

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  You can tell how smart people are by what they laugh at.

  Tina Fey

  Witty, Smart, Humor

  Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. February, 2009.

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• Stupid people are ruining America.

  Herman Cain

  Stupid, America, People

  FaceBook post by Herman Cain from Dec 20, 2013

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• In the U.S., blacks are 12% of the population but commit 50% of violent crimes; can anyone honestly think this is unconnected to the fact that they average 15 points of IQ lower than the general population? That stupid people are more violent is a fact independent of skin color.

  Eric S. Raymond

  Stupid, Independent, Thinking

  "What good is IQ?" by Eric S. Raymond, esr.ibiblio.org. November 17, 2003.

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• Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

  Oscar Wilde

  Money, Clever, Stupid

  Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.51, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• I don't have a fear of heights. I do, however, have a fear of falling from heights.

  George Carlin

  Stupid, Humorous, Fall

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Tomorrow we begin a new tomorrow.

  Mitt Romney

  Stupid, People, Tomorrow

  "Romney Sets Last-Minute Election Day Appearances". 'Morning Edition' with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. November 6, 2012.

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• The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.

  George Carlin

  Funny, Philosophy, Humor

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• Even stupid people have a role to play
  in your life. They make you wiser and
  more patient.

  Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

  Stupid, Play, People

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• Calling you an idiot would be an insult to all the stupid people.

  Russell Lynes

  Wise, Stupid, People

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• The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

  Chanakya

  Inspirational, Dog, Men

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