Jargonizer Quotes & Sayings

the root of every despicable action? Not selfishness, but precisely the absence of a self. Look at them. The man who cheats and lies, but preserves a respectable front. He knows himself to be dishonest, but others think he's honest and he derives his self-respect from that, second-hand. The man who takes credit for an achievement which is not his own. He knows himself to be mediocre, but he's great in the eyes of others. The frustrated wretch who professes love for the inferior and clings to those less endowed, in order to establish his own superiority by comparison. The — Ayn Rand

Either that information was not believed or inexplicably never passed on to the regional military command. When the attack finally came, Vienamese civilians were defenseless. — Nayan Chanda

My mission is to offend and insult the bourgeois defenders of the status quo, and entertain those who enjoy sex, violence and sick humour in their face and without apology. — Ian Martin

It is a valuable thing for an intelligencer to be forgotten. — Gail Carriger

What you see is that the most outstanding feature of life's history is a constant domination by bacteria. — Stephen Jay Gould

For people who say they hate being lied to, just start telling them nothing but the pure truth
about everything. That will teach them — Seth Adam Brown

Stubbornness destroys good advice. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib

The truth is, I have absolutely no professional credentials - literally, which is why I'm teaching at MIT. — Noam Chomsky

It's against etiquette to yawn in the presence of a King, - the monarch told him. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery