“Humankind cannot stand very much reality.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Cynical
Laurence J. Peter on Ignorance
“Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.” Continue reading
Robert Bakker on Taxes
“I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator and name it after the IRS.” Continue reading
Nikola Tesla on Scientists
“The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” Continue reading
Elbert Hubbard on Journalism
“Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.” Continue reading
J. Bartlett Brebner on Politics
“Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States.” Continue reading
Evan Esar on Statistics
“Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions.” Continue reading
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on Talent
“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” Continue reading
Thomas Pickering on Archaeology vs. Diplomacy
“In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.” Continue reading
John Sladek on the Future
“The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive.” Continue reading
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