The Middle Eastern states aren’t nations; they’re quarrels with borders. P J O’Rourke
Very little is known of the Canadian country since it is rarely visited by anyone but the Queen and illiterate sport fishermen. P J O’Rourke
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P J O’Rourke
Italy is not technically part of the Third World, but no one has told the Italians. P J O’Rourke
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Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me. Ambrose Bierce
Noise: a stench in the ear. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization. Ambrose Bierce
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it. Ambrose Bierce
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher. Ambrose Bierce
The great artists of the world are never Puritans, and seldom even ordinarily respectable. H L Mencken
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place. H L Mencken
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking. H L Mencken
Criticism is prejudice made plausible. H L Mencken
For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. H L Mencken
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