Stupid Quotes - Page 29

I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.

What is it with all of these young single white women? Overeducated - doesn't mean intelligent.

The world will not end. This is ridiculous. I think it's like 2000. It's a great trick to do business and earn lots of money because stupid people hoard things. This is a stimulator of the economy.

Stupidity is active in every direction, and can dress up in all the clothes of truth. Truth, on the other hand, has for every occasion only one dress and one path, and is always at a disadvantage.

One of the most stupid things to do is to pretend you are smart. When you pretend to be smart, you are at the height of stupidity.

Rail as they will about 'discrimination,' women are simply not endowed by nature with the same measures of single-minded ambition and the will to succeed in the fiercely competitive world of Western capitalism.

A man is called affected, nowadays, if he dresses as he likes to dress. But in doing that he is acting in a perfectly natural manner. Affectation, in such matters, consists in dressing according to the views of one's neighbour, whose views, as they are the views of the majority, will probably be extremely stupid.

Christmas is at our throats again.

The Americans are completely stupid. The intellectual level in any single European country is higher than in America.

We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge.

All happiness is a work of art: the smallest error falsifies it, the slightest hesitation alters it, the least heaviness spoils it, the slightest stupidity brutalizes it.

That's an animal fable about humility. If you survive your mistake, you must learn from it. Accept that you're fragile, vulnerable, and sometimes stupid. Realize that you're not immortal and you've got to take care of yourself. And then laugh it off and fly away.

Private property has made us so stupid and one-sided that an object is only ours when we have it

Forgiving others is easier when I remember that I'm human and stupid, too.

I guess if you're stupid enough to join the army without thinking about getting shot at, then you really are a fool.

Well, that was a bit stupid of you,” said Ginny angrily, “seeing as you don’t know anyone but me who’s been possessed by You-Know-Who, and I can tell you how it feels.” Harry remained quite still as the impact of these words hit him. Then he turned on the spot to face her. “I forgot,” he said. “Lucky you,” said Ginny coolly. “I’m sorry,” Harry said, and he meant it.

I think "immoral" is probably the wrong word to use...I prefer the word "unethical."

Listen! Say less rather than more. If you want to be smart, play stupid!

I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them.

As soon as someone is identified as an unsung hero, he no longer is.

The future will soon be a thing of the past.

A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50, and a fool if he doesn't afterward.

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it's somebody else's secretary, fine.

It's silly to work hard the whole week and then spoil it by not preparing properly before the game.

If it were true that conservatives were racist, sexist, homophobic, fascist, stupid, inflexible, angry, and self-righteous, shouldn't their arguments be easy to deconstruct? Someone who is making a point out of anger, ideology, inflexibility, or resentment would presumably construct a flimsy argument. So why can't the argument itself be dismembered rather than the speaker's personal style or hidden motives? Why the evasions?