“Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Cynical
Don Marquis on Progress
“The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.” Continue reading
John Kenneth Galbraith on Thinking
“The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.” Continue reading
Edgar Watson Howe on Lies
“Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.” Continue reading
Robert Benchley on Quotations
“The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.” Continue reading
Aldous Huxley on Improvement
“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” Continue reading
Winston Churchill on Democracy
“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” Continue reading
Elbert Hubbard on Vacations
“No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.” Continue reading
Mark Twain Cynical Quote on Politics
“Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” Continue reading
Lester J. Pourciau on Politics
“There is no monument dedicated to the memory of a committee.” Continue reading
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