America is a country in which I see the most persistant idealism and the blandest of cynicism and the race is on between its vitality and its decadence.
By the time you swear you're his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is, Infinite, undying. Lady make note of this --One of you is lying.
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Dorothy Parker
A true friend is a gift from God. Since God doesn't exist, guess what? Neither do true friends.
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Scott Dikkers
It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.
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Diogenes Of Sinope
To sum it all up, the [Ayn] Rand belief system looks like this:1. Facts are facts: things can be absolutely right or absolutely wrong, as determined by reason.2. According to my reasoning, I am absolutely right.3. Charity is immoral.4. Pay for your own fucking schools.
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Matt Taibbi
I never feel unsafe except for when the majority is on my side.
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Criss Jami
More Quotes By Alistair Cooke
America is a country in which I see the most persistant idealism and the blandest of cynicism and the race is on between its vitality and its decadence.
Every sport pretends to be literature.. .
New York is the biggest collection of villages in the world.
Canned music is like audible wallpaper.
A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.
