"A cynic sees little to admire in the world, while the world sees even less to admire in him."

-- Evan Esar

#World Quotes #Littles Quotes #Cynicism Quotes

“I do not want to heap coals of fire on anyone's head, but I would like to advise those who keep the living thought of the dead hidden away in cardboard boxes, to pass on as quickly as possibly such explosive material, whose only legitimate heir is the whole world, that is to say, my neighbor.”

Source : "The Old Man and His Movements" by Pierre Schaeffer, 1964.
“I was told that I had to give grades to the students, which I wasn't particularly interested in doing.”
“Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.”
“I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me to my ideas.”
“Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.”
“What good were real feelings anyway?”
“When you believe in what you’re doing, that’s the first thing. And you have to be resilient, because people are going to try to knock you down.”
“Children with obesity and diabetes live harder poorer lives, they often don't finish school and earn much less than their healthy counterparts.”

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