An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesnt take his advice.

Quote by John McCarthy

Topics: End Of The World Quotes

If a person can be said to have the wrong attitude, there is no need...

If a person can be said to have the wrong attitude, there is no need...

His ambition is to be the spider in the World Wide Web.

His ambition is to be the spider in the World Wide Web.

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is...

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is...

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

Committing genocide on behalf of an institution generates greater loyalty to it than merely getting...

Committing genocide on behalf of an institution generates greater loyalty to it than merely getting...

When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.

When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by...

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by...

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

Comparing oneself with Galileo or Einstein is certainly good for the ego, provided one refrains...

Comparing oneself with Galileo or Einstein is certainly good for the ego, provided one refrains...

With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say...

With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say...

Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of...

Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of...

When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.

When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.

Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.

Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.

In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been...

In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been...

It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because...

It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because...

There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the...

There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the...

Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.

Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.

The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the...

The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the...

Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas...

Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas...

Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.

Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.