Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Humankind—despite its artistic pretensions, its sophistication, and its many accomplishments—owes its existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.

—Unknown

Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn't seem to be working.

—Unknown

What if this weren't a hypothetical question?

—Unknown

God is not dead but alive and well and working on a much less ambitious project.

—Unknown

All general statements are false.

—Unknown

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

—Edward Abbey

The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

People are so stupid. They think they've got the whole puzzle figured out, but they're really so far off.

—Laurie Faria Stolarz in Deadly Little Games

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

—Napoleon Bonaparte