Quotes on Stupidity

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresponsible murder.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

They themselves mocked Africa, trading stories of absurdity, of stupidity, and they felt safe to mock, because it was a mockery born of longing, and of the heartbroken desire to see a place made whole again.

But I fear that I also underestimate the stupidity of the rest of mankind. Are we absolutely sure that we ought to win this war?

Most of our suffering comes from sin and stupidity; it is, nevertheless, very real, and growth can occur with real repentance. But the highest source of suffering appears to be reserved for the innocent who undergo divine tutorial training.

They're talking about things of which they don't have the slightest understanding, anyway. It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.

She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity.

The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.

There's no defense against stupidity.

Solemnity is the shield of idiots

It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.

artificial intellegance is no match for natural stupidity

You know the typical crowd, Wow, it’s Friday night, what are you going to do? Just sit there? Well, yeah. Because there’s nothing out there. It’s stupidity. Stupid people mingling with stupid people. Let them stupidify themselves. I’ve never been bothered with the need to rush out into the night. That’s all. Sorry for all the millions, but I’ve never been lonely. I like myself. I’m the best form of entertainment I have.

The earth is a great piece of stupidity.

The first thing you learn in life is you're a fool. The last thing you learn in life is you're the same fool.

People do not read stupidities with impunity.

Readiness to answer all questions is the infallible sign of stupidity.

But it is much later in the game now, and ignorance of the score is inexcusable. To be unaware that a technology comes equipped with a program for social change, to maintain that technology is neutral, to make the assumption that technology is always a friend to culture is, at this late hour, stupidity plain and simple.

It seemed clear that wars were not made by generations and their special stupidities, but that wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart

Perhaps for that very reason, I adored her all the more, because of the eternal human stupidity of pursuing those who hurt us the most.