“The majority falls prey to the delusion–popular in some circles–that ordinary people are too careless and stupid to own guns, and we would be far better off leaving all weapons in the hands of professionals on the government payroll. But the simple truth–born of experience–is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people.” PeopleNeedsHandsGovernmentWould BeFallBornSimpleStupidWeaponsOrdinaryGunMajorityLeavingCirclesTyrannyThriveDelusionBetter OffWrathOrdinary PeoplePreyCarelessSimple TruthsPayroll Author:Alex Kozinski
“The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do your job. I've had some audiences where I didn't care if they laughed or not because they were either too drunk or stupid.” IfsCareJobsSimpleAudienceLaughingStupidFunctionDrunkComicLaughedStraightforward Author:Marcus Brigstocke
“I think everything in your life's your own damn fault and that's my simple philosophy in that, and I think you're broke because you want to be just like you're fat because you want to be or stupid because you want to be or unemployed, it must be because you want to be. Otherwise, it'd be different.” ThinkingWantDifferentPhilosophySimpleStupidLike YouFaultsFatsBrokeDamnUnemployed Author:Larry Winget
“The K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid) principle was pounded into my head in school and I still follow it today in most of my designs. I know that my most successful efforts are the simplest. I always find myself trying to subtract detail from design concepts in an attempt to distill the idea down to the most basic communication tool.” KnowsTryingStillsIdeasTodaySchoolSimpleEffortPrinciplesSuccessfulStupidDesignCommunicationConceptsToolsDetailsSimplestKeep It Simple Author:Jeff Fisher
“Maybe there'll be a simple, innocent explanation. I don't think so, because I think we would have offered that up already.” ThinkingSimpleStupidHumorousInnocentExplanation Author:Mike McCurry
“I know how stupid people can be. I've played in front of 5,000 people that bought a ticket to my concert, and some guy who's bought a ticket decides he's going to throw a bottle at my head. That's a simple act of stupidity. That's not even defiance.” PeopleKnowsGuySimpleKnow HowFrontsStupidStupidityBottlesConcertsTicketsStupid PeopleDefiance Author:Billy Corgan
“Simple doesn't mean stupid. Thinking that it does, does.” ThinkingMeanDoeSimpleStupid Author:Paul Krugman
“A lot of critics think I'm stupid because my sentences are so simple and my method is so direct: they think these are defects. No. The point is to write as much as you know as quickly as possible.” ThinkingKnowsWritingSimpleStupidDirectMethodCriticsSentencesDefects Book:If This Isn't Nice What Is? (Much) Expanded Second Edition: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By Source: If This Isn't Nice What Is? (Much) Expanded Second Edition: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By