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"The supreme crime of the church to-day is that everywhere and in all its operations and influences it is on the side of sloth of mind; that it banishes brains, it sanctifies stupidity, it canonizes incompetence."
"The best humor is offered up to you by the stupidity of your opponents."
"Since we proposed punctuated equilibria to explain trends, it is infuriating to be quoted again and again by creationists-whether through design or stupidity, I do not know-as admitting that the fossil record includes no transitional forms. Transitional forms are generally lacking at the species level, but they are abundant between larger groups."
"In this hope, among the things we teach to the young are such truths as the transcendent value of the individual and the dignity of all people, the futility and stupidity of war, its destructiveness of life and its degradation of human values."
"If you hang around long enough, they think you're good. It's either my tenacity or my stupidity, I'm not sure which."
"Stupid — well, there are so many kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst."
"People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise."
"In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity."
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."
"As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation."
"Patience is the art of finding something else to do."
"It may be possible to fight intolerance, stupidity, and fanaticism seperately, but when they come together there is no hope."
"We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet."
"Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity."
"Stupidity is a personal achievement which transcends national boundaries."
"If you take a frown and turn it upside down, the person you are holding by the ankles will soon pass out."
"I read at least one periodical every month by a political group I dislike - to keep some sense of balance. The overwhelming stupidity of political movements is caused by the fact that political types never read anything but their own gang's agit-prop."
"The four pillars of wisdom that support journalistic endeavors are: lies, stupidity, money-grubbing, and ethical irresponsibility."
"When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken."
"If we had some eggs we could have eggs and ham, if we had some ham."
