Altruism and Cynicism
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Comment# · Fair (4 ratings) · submitted 22 Feb by
Monet
"How empty of you , to be so full of me'
Monet Dunham, nyc, in
Altruism and Cynicism and
Love and Hate
Comment# · Poor (one rating) · submitted 22 Feb by
sraz
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying
Comment# · Fair (2 ratings) · submitted 22 Feb by
sraz
We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us
Comment# · Unrated · submitted 20 Feb by
jambone9
If you are at someone's disposal, you risk being treated like garbage.
Comment# · Good (7 ratings) · submitted 11 Feb by
Msaber
Where did i go wrong, i lost a friend
michael saber, pdheg, in
Altruism and Cynicism and
Altruism and Cynicism
Comment# · Fair (5 ratings) · submitted 8 Feb by
jambone9
Like your neighbor if possible but keep your distance.
Comment# · Good (4 ratings) · submitted 17 Jan by
Jambone9
There are occasions when "Bless your heart" actually means "Kiss my ass."
Comment# · Fair (3 ratings) · submitted 16 Jan by
Jambone9
To the extent that a corporation exhibits a social conscience, it does so in direct proportion to its profit margins.
Comment# · Good (13 ratings) · submitted 5 Dec
A motivational speaker was reportedly stabbed by one of his students. This either officially qualifies him as the worst motivational speaker ever, or possibly the best.
Comment# · Good (6 ratings) · submitted 20 Nov
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
Comment# · Fair (1177 ratings) · submitted 1999
Everybody wants to save the earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.
P. J. O'Rourke, All the Trouble in the World, in
Altruism and Cynicism and
Work and Recreation
Comment# · Fair (1068 ratings) · submitted 1997 (updated 1999)
Please don't lie to me, unless you're absolutely sure I'll never find out the truth.
Ashleigh Brilliant, Brilliant Thoughts (copyright info: www.ashleighbrilliant.com), in
Altruism and Cynicism
Comment# · Fair (879 ratings) · submitted 1997 (updated 1999)
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
Ashleigh Brilliant, Brilliant Thoughts (copyright info: www.ashleighbrilliant.com), in
Altruism and Cynicism
Comment# · Fair (1055 ratings) · submitted 1997 (updated 1999)
I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.
Ashleigh Brilliant, Brilliant Thoughts (copyright info: www.ashleighbrilliant.com), in
Altruism and Cynicism and
Law and Politics
Comment# · Fair (782 ratings) · submitted 1997 (updated 1999)
No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
Comment# · Fair (756 ratings) · submitted 1997 (updated 1999)
I know the world isn't fair, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor?
Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes, in
Altruism and Cynicism
Calvin and Hobbes (paperback) Comment# · Fair (785 ratings) · submitted 1997 (updated 1999)
Heck, what's a little extortion among friends?
Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes, in
Altruism and Cynicism
Comment# · Fair (760 ratings) · submitted 1997 (updated 1999)
A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.
Joan Powers, Pooh's Little Instruction Book, in
Altruism and Cynicism
Pooh's Little Instruction Book (hardcover) Comment# · Fair (846 ratings) · submitted 1998 by
Caleb Ronsen (updated 1999)
If you want to imagine the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever.
George Orwell, 1984, in
Altruism and Cynicism
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