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John McCarthy
1857 – 1943 • American • Politician
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Showing 41 quotesAn extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice.— John McCarthy
My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of recycling.— John McCarthy
It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because people who cannot live by bread alone too often kill other people in consequence of the fights they get into.— John McCarthy
Proposals to forbid golf courses have about the same motivations as proposals to forbid skate boarding, although the rationalizations are different.— John McCarthy
Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas the same people stir their drinks clockwise when visiting the Southern Hemisphere.— John McCarthy
With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say whatever you wish.— John McCarthy
Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-interested enough to work hard at them for money.— John McCarthy
Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.— John McCarthy
Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.— John McCarthy
The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'.— John McCarthy
Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.— John McCarthy