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Stupid Quotes

For when you feel foolish anyway.

A number of these quotes admit to feeling stupid while young, or unsure whether an ambition even makes sense, an honesty that overlaps with the feel collection.

I used to do standup about footballers; they are easy targets because they are traditionally seen as stupid.

Quotes by Romesh Ranganathan

I'm only a stupid filmmaker.

Quotes by Roland Emmerich

I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad at home? I'm really kind of stupid at home and more serious in public.

Quotes by Roland Joffe

But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first three years of school, I had teachers who thought I was stupid and when people think you're stupid, they have low expectations for you.

Quotes by Robert Sternberg

A particularly fine head on a man usually means that he is stupid; particularly deep philosophers are usually shallow thinkers; in literature, talents not much above the average are usually regarded by their contemporaries as geniuses.

Quotes by Robert Musil

I'd watched every episode of 'True Blood' from the very beginning. The show's characters were in my blood, so when I started, I was really prepared. I made sure I wasn't the new guy asking stupid questions on his first...

Quotes by Robert Kazinsky

'Reno 911: Miami!' is a terrible, terrible title, and all the reviews - good and mostly bad - nobody pointed out how stupid a title that was. But you can hardly come up with a sentence that's more awkward.

Quotes by Robert Ben Garant

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

Quotes by Robbie Coltrane

I try not to worry about what that's going to look like. If you worry about looking stupid, that's when you look really stupid.

Quotes by Rob Schneider

I actually got the part. And I thought, Well, I'll do it for a while. I'll just quit if it's stupid.

Quotes by Rob Corddry

I have done so many stupid commercials and terrible other little projects that never went anywhere and just ended up being terrible.

Quotes by Rob Huebel

I have two brothers, and we used to always laugh at oblivious people. People who are so cocky and full of themselves that they just don't realize how stupid they are. And those kind of idiots really make me laugh.

Quotes by Rob Huebel

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

Quotes by Rita Mae Brown

The public's not stupid.

Quotes by Rita Ora

Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid. Actually, it's quite the opposite: a woman having large breasts makes men stupid.

Quotes by Rita Rudner

I'm not as stupid as some people think. I've got a degree in law.

Quotes by Ricky Whittle

In the United States I have always believed that there was a big difference between Conservative and stupid. Boy is it getting harder to prove that one by the minute.

Quotes by Rick Mercer

I had lots of trouble in school as a child, and I lost confidence. Teachers thought I was stupid. I learned to read very late, when I was 11. Dyslexia wasn't recognized then, and the assumption was you were incapable...

Quotes by Richard Rogers

Today we say that the law of relativity is supposed to be true at all energies, but someday somebody may come along and say how stupid we were.

Quotes by Richard P. Feynman

An Egyptian newspaper once publicly identified me as the C.I.A. station chief in Cairo. It seemed so stupid at the time. I was only 24, a little young to be a station chief, and, of course, I was never with...

Quotes by Richard Engel

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about being told you're 'stupid' growing up?
Yes - one recalls being dismissed as a kid: "You're too young to know what you want. We're telling you what you want. It doesn't matter if you like it. And you are stupid. Just so you know." Our Feel quotes explore more of these emotional childhood memories.
Is there a quote connecting gratitude and faith with the word 'stupid'?
Yes - one says, "I'd be stupid not to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ because it was tough out there and I was nervous, and I felt his presence all day." It's a personal expression of gratitude during a difficult, nerve-wracking moment.
Is there a quote about pursuing music despite feeling silly about it?
Yes - one admits, "It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do." Our Like quotes have more on lifelong passions.
Is there a short, blunt quote about youth?
Yes - as blunt as it gets: "When you're young, you're stupid." Browse our Status updates for more short, punchy lines like this.
Do these quotes see 'stupid' as a bad thing?
Not always - here it's used more as a self-deprecating or reflective word than a harsh insult, whether about youth, gratitude, or chasing a dream. Our Good quotes offer a more purely positive take, if that's what you're after.

Others turn the word toward gratitude, calling it stupid not to acknowledge faith or purpose even under pressure. Related tones continue in the good and like collections.