Sherwood Anderson Quotes

There are more fools in the world than there are people.

I've never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing.

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.

Aversion toward the blind exists for the same reason that most prejudices exist: lack of knowledge. Ignorance is a powerful generator of fear. And fear slides easily into aggression and contempt.

People are so quick to judge and make decisions for themselves about situations they know absolutely nothing about.

The reason there's so much ignorance is that those who have it are so eager to share it.

I was not too smart and constantly mouthed off and didn't know anything.

It's one thing to be banal, stupid, and idiotic on the inside. It's another to have it captured in writing.

I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people.

When it comes to idiots, America's got more than its fair share. If idiots were energy, it would be a source that would never run out.

Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

It is perilous to ignore idiotic ideas if those idiotic ideas are broadly and fervently believed.

We have young men with shoes which light up when they walk and a brain that seems dead when they talk.

There's no law against stupid - I learned that a long time ago.

Stupidity cannot be controlled, only contained.

If you look at their voting habits and their eating habits, you realize people are stupid.

I think some people don't even know what they're talking about, and they just start talking with an opinion, not even asking questions.

Some people have no idea what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.

It bothers me to hear people talk about things they know nothing about.

The promotion of "self-esteem" in our schools has been so successful that people feel free to spout off about all sorts of things - and see no reason why their opinions should not be taken as seriously as the views of people who actually know what they are talking about.

Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.

The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance, be thine in great revenue!

You didn't understand or care to know, you get your education from your lovers.

When you know absolutely nothing about the topic, make your forecast by asking a carefully selected probability sample of 300 others who don't know the answer either.

To claim power over what you do not understand is not wise, nor is the end of it likely to be good.