“Facts are the enemy of truth.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Cynical
Miguel de Cervantes on Truth
G. K. Chesterton on Imagination
“It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong.” Continue reading
Sir Barnett Cocks on Politics
“A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.” Continue reading
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on Talent
“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” Continue reading
Euripides Cynical Quote
“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.” Continue reading
Tom Stoppard on Age
“I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.” Continue reading
Daniel J. Boorstin on Greatness
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.” Continue reading
Carl Becker on Humanity
“The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.” Continue reading
Dwight D. Eisenhower on Television
“I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.” Continue reading
Robert Benchley on Humor
“Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people.” Continue reading


