Random Quotes September 22, 2009
Posted by Who? in 1356.Tags: Ignorance, Mark Twain quotes, stupidity
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Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. ~P.J. O’Rourke
Before we work on artificial intelligence why don’t we do something about natural stupidity? ~Steve Polyak
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. ~Albert Einstein
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. ~William G. McAdoo
The trouble ain’t that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain’t distributed right. ~Mark Twain
And my all time favorite-
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. ~Bertrand Russell
Very timely indeed! My spouse and I were just talking about bosses who think they know so much and how much grief they cause. I suspect, however, that such people don’t read too widely. Keep up the good work!
P.S. I saw a bumper sticker while living near Madison, Wisconsin that read “Stupidity should be painful.”
BEAUTIFUL =) lol
…if all ignorant/stupid people turned buddhist- this planet might have a chance