Spider Robinson Quotes

You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.

Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

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

The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm stupid.

You can be sincere and still be stupid.

It is the habit of mankind to mistake familiarity for accurate knowledge.

Stupidity without malice isn't horrible; some people can't help it.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

I don't think the Lakers really knew me when they first drafted me. They just saw my name and my size and my stats. They just picked somebody because they had to.

People are stupid, what can I say. They don't know who's a real fighter or not.

The English writer, Charles Lamb, said one day: "I hate that man." "But you don't know him." "Of course, I don't," said Lamb. "Do you think I could possibly hate a man I know?"

Stupidity cannot be controlled, only contained.

People have linked me to a lot of people. But people also project what they want to see for you.

I think people underestimate because I'm the rap guy, I'm a crazy guy, screaming all the time. But that doesn't mean that I'm not intelligent.

They see a blooper here and there, and they just think, 'Oh, he's dumb.' I mean, what can I do? I can't 'at' everyone on Twitter and tell them I'm not dumb. Because that looks dumb.

We all run the risk of thinking that people have common sense sometimes.

I've always been surprised at the number of people who think we've got it all figured out. It's incorrect, and it's a real problem.

We want to blame people who have brain disorders - they should somehow be able to magically rise above it. It's a profound misconception.

Without any physical, chemical, and biological fundamentals, and with equally poor understanding of basic economic forces, it is no wonder that people will believe anything.

Ignorance is not, not knowing something. It is knowing what isn't so.

Judging people you don't know for things you don't understand is just really stupid.