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November 11, 2015

"True individualists are always at odds with the universe. Set adrift by their peculiar tastes and interests, they spend their lives searching for kindred spirits and a compatible mate. They are hopelessly out of step with the business world and its trivial urgencies. Their priorities are not the priorities of their neighbors. They are unique; therefore they are alone."

-- Rick Bayan, Extremely Dark Chocolates: Bitterly Amusing Thoughts on Aging, Insanity, Death, Extinction & Other Inconveniences

Posted by Rick on November 11, 2015 in Cynicism, Life, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (1)

October 07, 2015

Cynical Quote of the Week

"Better to be merry some of the time, and miserable some of the time, than to be merely well-adjusted all of the time." -- Rick Bayan

Posted by Rick on October 07, 2015 in Cynicism, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 18, 2015

Cynical Quote of the Week

"Nothing turns a pacifist into a warrior like the invasion of his home turf." -- Rick Bayan, "A Bug's Death," from Extremely Dark Chocolates

Posted by Rick on May 18, 2015 in Cynicism, Life, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 11, 2015

Cynical Quote of the Week

"Our minds are the last refuge of privacy, at least until the day they’re implanted with electronic chips." -- Rick Bayan, Extremely Dark Chocolates

Posted by Rick on May 11, 2015 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (1)

April 13, 2015

Cynical Quote of the Week

"True individualists are always at odds with the universe." -- Rick Bayan, Extremely Dark Chocolates

Posted by Rick on April 13, 2015 in Cynicism, Life, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 11, 2015

Cynical Quote of the Week

"No matter what we’re doing at the moment, the majority of us would rather be doing something else." -- Rick Bayan

Posted by Rick on February 11, 2015 in Cynicism, Humor, Life, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 05, 2015

Cynical Quote of the Week

"The practical drives out the whimsical." -- Rick Bayan

Posted by Rick on February 05, 2015 in Culture, Cynicism, Life, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 01, 2014

Cynical Quote of the Week

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. -- William James

　

Posted by Rick on December 01, 2014 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 06, 2014

Cynical Quote of the Week

It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. - Bertrand Russell

Posted by Rick on October 06, 2014 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 19, 2014

Cynical Quote of the Week

If you talk to God, you are praying; if God talks to you, you have schizophrenia. -- Thomas Szasz

Posted by Rick on August 19, 2014 in Humor, Psychology, Quotations, Religion | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 19, 2014

Cynical Quote of the Week

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that
which must also make you lonely. -- Lorraine Hansberry

Posted by Rick on May 19, 2014 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

April 29, 2014

Cynical Quote of the Week

Never appeal to a man's better nature. He may not have one. -- Robert Heinlein

Posted by Rick on April 29, 2014 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

April 14, 2014

Cynical Quote of the Week

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. - Eric Hoffer

Posted by Rick on April 14, 2014 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations, Society | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 01, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Week

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. -- Mark Twain

Posted by Rick on December 01, 2013 in Cynicism, Humor, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 24, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Week

Amusement is the happiness of those who cannot think. -- Alexander Pope

Posted by Rick on November 24, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Society | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 04, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Week

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it. -- George Bernard Shaw

Posted by Rick on November 04, 2013 in Cynicism, Humor, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 21, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Week

In great affairs men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small affairs they show themselves as they are. -- Nicolas Chamfort

Posted by Rick on October 21, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations, Society | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 06, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Week

You can fool too many people too much of the time. -- James Thurber

Posted by Rick on October 06, 2013 in Cynicism, Humor, Psychology, Quotations, Society | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 01, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Week

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who haven’t got it. -- George Bernard Shaw

Posted by Rick on August 01, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 26, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

Any idiot can face a crisis -- it’s this day-to-day living that wears you out. -- Anton Chekhov

Posted by Rick on July 26, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 16, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue. -- La Rochefoucauld

Posted by Rick on July 16, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations, Society | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 11, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

It is not enough to succeed; others must fail. -- Gore Vidal

Posted by Rick on July 11, 2013 in Business, Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 10, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. -- Mark Twain

Posted by Rick on July 10, 2013 in Cynicism, Humor, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 09, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

Human beings, who are almost unique in their ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -- Douglas Adams

Posted by Rick on July 09, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 03, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training. -- Anna Freud

Posted by Rick on July 03, 2013 in Culture, Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 01, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth. -- Edith Sitwell

Posted by Rick on July 01, 2013 in Cynicism, Politics, Psychology, Quotations, Society | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 29, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others. -- La Rochefoucauld

Posted by Rick on June 29, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 19, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

Life is half spent before we know what it is. -- George Herbert

Posted by Rick on June 19, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 18, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

I learned long ago never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. -- Cyrus Ching

Posted by Rick on June 18, 2013 in Cynicism, Humor, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 11, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. -- Rita Mae Brown

Posted by Rick on June 11, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 10, 2013

Cynical Quote of the Day

In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what you want and the other is getting it. -- Oscar Wilde

Posted by Rick on June 10, 2013 in Cynicism, Psychology, Quotations | Permalink | Comments (0)

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(n.) An idealist whose rose-colored glasses have been removed, snapped in two and stomped into the ground, immediately improving his vision. -- Rick Bayan, author of The Cynic's Dictionary (and host of this site)

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