It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.
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We human beings do a lot of dumb things, and war is certainly the dumbest.
When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.
If a man is dumb, someone is going to get the best of him, so why not you? If you don't, you're as dumb as he is.
Everybody started saying, well, this cat's not as dumb as people think he is.
I am not a dumb animal to be browbeaten, cowed, lashed, coerced or goaded into anything I do not think is right.
I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?'
Look at Jessica Simpson. She's famous for being dumb. I guess it started with Marylyn Monroe, and she actually wasn't that dumb, but that's how she was perceived - and that's what got popular.
Because we are communal creatures, if you're with people who think you're smart, you're smart, and if they think you're dumb, you're dumb.
Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society.
I'll call somebody 'dumb' or 'stupid' if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don't know any other word for it, and if they don't like the word, that's too bad.