Category Archives: Quotable Notables

Quotable: Bill Maher on the elites

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker
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Quotable: Joan Baez (and Bob Dylan) on holy wars

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker
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Quotable: Kurt Vonnegut on socialism

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Christianity and socialism alike, in fact, prescribe a society dedicated to the proposition that all men, women, and children are created equal and shall not starve.”–Kurt Vonnegut

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Quotable: Ursula K. Le Guin on extremes

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Almost anything carried to its logical extreme becomes depressing, if not carcinogenic.”–Ursula K. Le Guin, from the introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness

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Quotable: Barbara Bush on apathy and ignorance

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Sabina Becker
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Quotable: Conrad Black’s father on life, the universe and everything

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Life is hell, most people are bastards, and everything is bullshit.”–attributed to Conrad Black’s father, George, on his deathbed; if true, goes a long way toward explaining why Black fils turned out the way he did

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Quotable: John Stuart Mill on conservatards

Posted on March 14, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally Conservative. I believe that is so obviously and universally admitted a principle that I hardly think any gentleman will deny … Continue reading →

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Quotable: JFK on war and peace

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Foreign policy today, irrespective of what we might wish, in its impact upon our daily lives, overshadows everything else. Expenditures, taxation, domestic prosperity, the extent of social services–all hinge on the basic issue of war and peace.”–John F. Kennedy, campaign … Continue reading →

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Quotable: The Pigman goes nucular

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“I love the effect this new nuke is going to have on these socialists on the left. They’re going to be in utter panic over this, and I am honored to bring this happy news of a brand-new nuclear weapon … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Lee Stringer on writing and recognition

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“This is not a science. We’re not making porcelain. We’re not out cutting two-by-fours. It’s kind of crazy stuff just to sit in a room and click away at a–in my case, if you’ll forgive me, a Mac–for eight or … Continue reading →

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