My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
Archives For Smarty-Pants
“The problem with common sense is that you have to deal with all the people that don’t have it”
Julian Hein
“Common sense is the best distributed commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.”
“Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.”
“Ohne Tonic macht das Leben keinen Gin”
Julian Hein
“There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.”
“They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don’t we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it’s worked for over 200 years, and we’re not using it anymore.”
“I like criticism, but it must be my way.”
“Wer den Geheimdiensten zugesteht, die Gesellschaft mit allen Mitteln zu überwachen, selbst aber fast gar nicht überwacht zu werden, der traut dem Staat mehr als dem Individuum, der hat das 20. Jahrhundert verschlafen, der neigt zu jener epidemischen Nervenkrankheit namens Untertänigkeit.”
“Landings are nothing more than controlled crashes.”