47 quotes found
“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.”
“They say the distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success, I believe you can say the same thing about the distance between good and evil.”
“A cynic always focuses on problems and not on possibilities.”
“Republican or Democrat, this nation's affluent urban and suburban classes understand their bread is buttered on the corporate side. The primary difference between the two parties is that the Republ...”
“There just isnt enough cock in this world to be caught suckin and be called anything but a slut for life. The cynic in me would call it a bad habit, but thatd make me a whore in denial and if there...”
“The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank.”
“A lifetime spent in the study of the history of societies since the dawn of mankind presumably inclined him to skepticism and misgivings in regard to any great scheme, religious or political, that ...”
“They can talk shit about each other behind the others' backs, but when it comes down to it, money is the one true race and everyone down here is the color of greenbacks and as tall as mountains.”
“Sometimes life takes hold of one, carries the body along, accomplishes one's history, and yet is not real, but leaves oneself as it were slurred over.”
“Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.”
“Humans are part of nature, and nature is one great big wood chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end in a spray of blood, bones, and hair.”
“Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.”
“I am discovering that I can live far better without cynicism than I can without trust.”
“My congratulations to you, sir. Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good. ”
“Marriage is always something of a compromise, as I'm sure you're now aware. Any long-term relationship is - and one does have to see it in the long term, Charles. No, I expect your mother and mysel...”
“When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.”
“Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articula...”
“Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far a...”
“I never said I was sad, Im just pessimistic, said Alecto. Expect the worst, that way youll never be disappointed, Mandy Valems.”
“Being unhappy alone isn't all that much fun, but what's even tougher is playing one's part without forgetting one's lines, coping with other people's compassion, their comments, being there with th...”
