The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. —Larry Hardiman More about this quote Tags: politics humor cynicism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations tagged with “cynicism” Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. —Erica Jong More about this quote Tags: love cynicism risk effort fighting subversiveness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be too cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. —Annie Dillard More about this quote Tags: love cynicism intellect nonsense affairs Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs. —Kenneth Clark More about this quote Tags: war cynicism destruction Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email We have men loosening the nails on Noah's ark. —Robert Bly More about this quote Tags: cynicism safety sabatoge Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. —H. L. Mencken More about this quote Tags: cynicism death flowers coffins Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. —Erica Jong More about this quote Tags: love cynicism risk effort fighting subversiveness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be too cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. —Annie Dillard More about this quote Tags: love cynicism intellect nonsense affairs Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs. —Kenneth Clark More about this quote Tags: war cynicism destruction Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We have men loosening the nails on Noah's ark. —Robert Bly More about this quote Tags: cynicism safety sabatoge Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. —H. L. Mencken More about this quote Tags: cynicism death flowers coffins Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email