Quotes About Stupidity

People aren't as stupid as the politicians think. More and more of us are laughing off our 'civic duty' to vote, rejecting the role of compulsory constituent.

There are some remarks that are so stupid that to be even vaguely aware of them is the intellectual equivalent of living next door to Chernobyl.

I think that a big part of comedy is being made fun of, and it is looking silly or looking stupid.

When you're young, you need to be silly and be stupid and not be trying to do that when you're 40 in a red sports car.

I don't see anyone avoiding the Stones because DJs make jokes about them being a part of the Geritol set. All it does is make the DJs look stupid.

You've got to be stupid to heckle me - I am very equipped to win.

I was doing a bit that stupid people should be slapped. But the more I did it, the more I didn't like that connotation, the violence and all that. The more I thought about it, I thought they should just wear signs. And, man, it just took off.

Juvenile crime is not naturally born in the boy, but is largely due either to the spirit of adventure that is in him, to his own stupidity, or to his lack of discipline, according to the nature of the individual.

Stupidity and human incompetence are the great evils, not ambition and glory.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance.

If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?

French courts are backward and politically correct, which is the height of stupidity.

Much publishing is done through politics, friends, and natural stupidity.

Stupidity always accompanies evil. Or evil, stupidity.

To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.

I can have incredible self-discipline. But see, I think it's obviously a form of stupidity.

Stupidity without malice isn't horrible; some people can't help it.

Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

Racism is endemic to the human condition, just as stupidity is. We will always have to be on guard against it. But now it is recognized as a scourge, as the crowning immorality of our age and our history.

Social media and smart phones have become an inevitable part of our lives. We shouldn't be under their control, which is wrong. It is mere stupidity, and we must be aware of everything around us.

My working hypothesis is that stupidity in popular culture is a constant. Popular culture cannot get more stupid.

It is, after all, impossible in the modern world to shield everyone from nonsense and stupidity.