--- title: "13 Ask Dumb Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 13 Ask Dumb quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Ask Dumb sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/patrick-lencioni-1969_dumb_ask-dumb-questions-796920_796920.png" --- > [“Ask dumb questions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-lencioni/ask-dumb-questions/) [Patrick Lencioni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-lencioni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/patrick-lencioni-1969_dumb_ask-dumb-questions-796920_796920.png) > [Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-liston/newspapermen-ask-dumb-questions-they-look-up-at-the-sun-and-ask-if-it/) [Sonny Liston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-liston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/sonny-liston-48699_boxing_newspapermen-ask-dumb-questions-they-loo_3013230.png) > [When you ask a dumb question, you get a smart answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/when-you-ask-a-dumb-question-you-get-a-smart-answer/) [Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/aristotle-78_answers_when-you-ask-a-dumb-question-you-get-a-s_925194.png) > [When people ask dumb questions, I feel obligated to give sarcastic answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-people-ask-dumb-questions-i-feel-obligated-to-give-sarcastic/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04e/anonymous-1_answers_when-people-ask-dumb-questions-i-feel-ob_2528658.jpg) > [Sarcasm is just one of the many services I offer to people who ask dumb questions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sarcasm-is-just-one-of-the-many-services-i-offer-to-people-who-ask/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/anonymous-1_being-annoyed_sarcasm-is-just-one-of-the-many-services_3027778.jpg) > [Note to self: Work on my responses when people ask dumb questions...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/note-to-self-work-on-my-responses-when-people-ask-dumb-questions/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/anonymous-1_answers_note-to-self-work-on-my-responses-when-p_1449118.jpg) > [That was a foul, young lady. You know that was a foul. Don't ask dumb questions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/that-was-a-foul-young-lady-you-know-that-was-a-foul-don-t-ask-dumb/) [Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/shaquille-o-neal-659_asks_that-was-a-foul-young-lady-you-know-that_1873997.jpg) > [We parents ask dumb questions, therefore we get dumb answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/we-parents-ask-dumb-questions-therefore-we-get-dumb-answers/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/bill-cosby-720_answers_we-parents-ask-dumb-questions-therefore_1018673.jpg) > [“Why would you ask a dumb question like that?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-carr/why-would-you-ask-a-dumb-question-like-that/) [Lloyd Carr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-carr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/lloyd-carr-73909_dumb_why-would-you-ask-a-dumb-question-like-t_2833748.jpg) > [I think you've got be willing as an interviewer to ask the dumb question every now and then.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-kroft/i-think-you-ve-got-be-willing-as-an-interviewer-to-ask-the-dumb/) [Steve Kroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-kroft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb0/steve-kroft-40385_ask_i-think-you-ve-got-be-willing-as-an-inte_2910413.jpg) > [Ask dumb questions and listen quietly for the answers. That's a wisdom stair climber.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-gutfeld/ask-dumb-questions-and-listen-quietly-for-the-answers-that-s-a-wisdom/) [Greg Gutfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-gutfeld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/greg-gutfeld-1129_answers_ask-dumb-questions-and-listen-quietly-fo_485592.png) > [Don't be afraid to ask the 'dumb' question, everyone else will be relieved you had the guts to ask!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-the-dumb-question-everyone-else-will-be/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/sheryl-sandberg-439_asks_don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-the-dumb-question_471035.png) > [Every time you get into a new job, new location, you have an amazing opportunity in front of you. You get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-cohn/every-time-you-get-into-a-new-job-new-location-you-have-an-amazing/) [Gary Cohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-cohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/gary-cohn-18711_amazing_every-time-you-get-into-a-new-job-new-lo_1076784.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ask-dumb/#itemlist", "name": "Ask Dumb Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Ask dumb questions.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patrick Lencioni" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-lencioni/ask-dumb-questions/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/patrick-lencioni-1969_dumb_ask-dumb-questions-796920_796920.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/patrick-lencioni-1969_dumb_ask-dumb-questions-796920_796920.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/patrick-lencioni-1969_dumb_ask-dumb-questions-796920_796920.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ask dumb questions.” — Patrick Lencioni", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Newspapermen ask dumb questions. 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