“I'm not stupid, stupid. Leave this whole thing in my extremely capable and well-manicured hands. I'll call you later with an update. Bye!”

“All the other children at my school are stupid. Except I'm not meant to call them stupid, even though this is what they are.”

Mark Haddon book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

“Oh! I'm stupid as well as insane.”

Tamora Pierce In the Hand of the Goddess

“My timing is off. But I had to get it out. Some things you have to tell, no matter how stupid they may sound. Some things you can't save for later. There might not be a later.”

Mary E. Pearson book The Adoration of Jenna Fox

“There’s a really stupid saying: When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Well, I have a better saying: When life hands you a lemon, shove that lemon up its stupid butt.”

Gena Showalter (1975) American writer

“I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid”

Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) American writer

“There are dignified stupidities, and there are heroic stupidities, and there is such a thing as stupid stupidities, and that would be a stupid stupidity not to have a camera on board.”

Werner Herzog (1942) German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director

“It's not just that I'm stupid; it's that I'm just smart enough to know how stupid I am. I wish I weren't so stupid. Or that I were stupider.”

John S. Hall (1960) Poet, author, singer, lawyer

“Power in the hands of the stupid is often a dangerous thing. Hitler proved it.”

Siddharth Katragadda (1972) Indian writer

“I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid.”

Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003) film, stage, and television actress