John McCarthy Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't trust anyone over ninety'.”

“A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.”

“Compassion is contempt with a human face.”

“Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.”

“Committing genocide on behalf of an institution generates greater loyalty to it than merely getting people fired from their jobs on its behalf.”

“Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.”

“A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot.”

“Language is froth on the surface of thought.”

“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.”

“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.”