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Quotes About Stupid

But if you don't have any principles, and if you don't have faith, you can't be happy at all," said Kadife. "That's true. But in a brutal country like ours where human life is cheap, it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs, high ideals—only people living in rich countries can enjoy such luxuries.
~ Orhan Pamuk
He thought of half a dozen ideas before he went to sleep. Ender would be pleased-every one of them was stupid.
~ Orson Scott Card
What could go wrong... Doing some stupid impulsive thing that caused the death of drowthers was practically a family tradition.
~ Orson Scott Card
And you're the one who thought it was too risky to go through a gate. That's why we're such a great team, said Eric, We're both completely stupid about different things.
~ Orson Scott Card
You have killed my love. You used to stir my imagination. Now you don't even stir my curiosity. You simply produce no effect. I loved you because you were marvelous, because you had genius and intellect, because you realized the dreams of great poets and gave shape and substance to the shadows of art. You have thrown it all away. You are shallow and stupid.
~ Oscar Wilde
She felt so stupid, and Elinor hated to feel stupid. It was almost worse than feeling sad.
~ Cornelia Funke
OUTCASTS! R-R-RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, YOU S-S-SSTUPID H-H-HUMANS!!!
~ Cressida Cowell
Our capital is underutilized now, but that will happen periodically. It's a painful condition to be in — but not as painful as doing something stupid. (I speak from experience.)
~ Warren Buffett
Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil.
~ Charles Krauthammer
That stupid Charlie Brown! He had the nerve to say I'm not perfect!" "So I suppose you hit him, huh?" "Rats! I knew I forgot something!
~ Charles M. Schulz
Envy is a really stupid sin because it's the only one you could never possibly have any fun at. There's a lot of pain and no fun. Why would you want to get on that trolley?
~ Charles T. Munger
He'd been sticking his neck out, which is literally the stupidest thing I can imagine anyone doing when it comes to vampires. That ought to be Rule Number One For Dealing With Vampires, right there. Don't stick your neck out!
~ Cherie Priest
Before I started a company, I was an employee with a bad attitude. I was always felt like, bosses are stupid, and people weren't well treated.
~ Mitch Kapor
A "London Mechanic's Wife" made a point that historians should take to heart: Shall the idiot-like, the stupid and usurious capitalists, tell us to look to our domestic affairs, and say, "these we understand best," we will retort on them, and tell them that thousands of us have scarce any domestic affairs to look after, when the want of employment on the one hand, or ill-requited toil on the other, have left our habitations almost destitute...
~ Hal Draper
I know what you want. It is very stupid of you, but you shall have your way, and it will bring you to sorrow, my pretty princess. - The sea witch.
~ Hans Christian Andersen
Intelligence resembles insanity only to the stupid.
~ Harry Harrison
I enjoy the illusion of a waiting audience. It makes me feel less invisible and irrelevant, and those are maybe the saddest, stupidest words I've ever written.
~ Heather Havrilesky
So, ignorant we are. But we're not stupid. Indeed...remaining ignorant about politics and our government is a perfectly rational response to the government we have. The question isn't what we know. The question is what we're capable of knowing, and doing, if we have the right incentives, and the right opportunity.
~ Lawrence Lessig
I like that you're confident but not overconfident," Duncan said. "Smart people are the ones who know how stupid they are.
~ Lee Goldberg
They are stupid, aren't they?" Dr. Orwell agreed, as though they were talking about the weather instead of insulting young children.
~ Lemony Snicket
But that's another error in the note," Klaus said. "It doesn't say un bearable, with a U. It says in bearable, with an I." " You are being unbearable, with a U," Violet cried. "And you are being stupid, with an S," Klaus snapped.
~ Lemony Snicket
It is only a stupid cow that rejoices at the prospect of being taken to a beautiful abattoir. ~ African Proverb
~ James Walsh
There is a monsterous deal of stupid quizzing, & common-place nonsense talked, but scarcely any wit.
~ Jane Austen
Come Darcy,' said he. 'I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing around by yourself in this stupid manner.
~ Jane Austen