“They all laughed when I said I’d become a comedian. Well, they’re not laughing now.” ― Bob Monkhouse

“It is quite possible–overwhelmingly probable, one might guess–that we will always learn more about human life and personality from novels than from scientific psychology” ― Noam Chomsky

“Within a neoliberal discourse there is also an assumption that all social groups will ultimately benefit from the effects of corporate profit, regardless of the fact that it increases the wealth of the already wealthy. Yet, in reality, neoliberal agendas aim to reduce labour costs, decrease public expenditure and make work more flexible…For poor families … More Quote of the Day

“Correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays.” — George Eliot

“What I want to happen to religion in the future is this: I want it to be like bowling. It’s a hobby, something some people will enjoy, that has some virtues to it, that will have its own institutions and its traditions and its own television programming, and that families will enjoy together. It’s not … More Quote of the Day

“This mindless tolerance, which places observable scientific facts, subject to proof, on the same level as unprovable supernatural fantasy, has played a major role in the resurgence of both anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism.” ― Susan Jacoby

“I’m all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius.” ― Leo Szilard

“But the response to the problems of conventional medicine should not lead us to the embrace of pseudoscience. On the contrary, it should push us toward better, independent and rigorously executed health care research.  It should push us toward a science-informed approach for all therapies and preventative strategies. As nicely summarized by well-known science advocate, … More Quote of the Day

“I don’t intend for this to take on a political tone. I’m just here for the drugs.”—Nancy Reagan at an anti-drug rally, as quoted in 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said (2004)

“Just to be clear, I find the prospect of a Trump administration terrifying, and so should you. But you should also be terrified by the prospect of a President Rubio, sitting in the White House with his circle of warmongers, or a President Cruz, whom [sic] one suspects would love to bring back the Spanish … More Quote of the Day