“The ordinary modes of human thinking are magical, religious, social, and personal. We want our wishes to come true; we want the universe to care about us; we want the approval of those around us; we want to get even… — John Derbyshire Copy Share Image
Wherever there is a jackboot stomping on a human face there will be a well-heeled Western liberal to explain that the face does, after… — John Derbyshire Copy Share
Conservatism is pessimistic, with a negative tendency - which we mostly resist - towards despair. Liberals are optimists, with a negative tendency, rarely resisted,… — John Derbyshire Copy Share
Nonmathematical people sometimes ask me, “You know math, huh? Tell me something I’ve always wondered, What is infinity divided by infinity?” I can only… — John Derbyshire Copy Share
“The arts and humanities are not mere entertainment, to be turned to for relaxation after a busy day spent solving differential equations; they are… — John Derbyshire Copy Share
Biophobia is as much a part of a politician's basic equipment as a sharp suit. — John Derbyshire Copy Share
In matters editorial, I am a believer in totalitarian despotism. Most writers are lazy, difficult, selfish, thoughtless, and unreliable. — John Derbyshire Copy Share
“Ninety percent of paid work is time-wasting crap. The world gets by on the other ten.” — John Derbyshire Copy Share
The job of conservatives is to keep the Republican Party driving on the right-hand side of the road. There are many ways we do… — John Derbyshire Copy Share
Education is a vast sea of lies, waste, corruption, crackpot theorizing, and careerist log-rolling. — John Derbyshire Copy Share
“A very civilized thing, glass—almost an index of civilization. When civilization retreats, it leaves behind broken glass.” — John Derbyshire Copy Share
“As a result of these news stories, millions of people must have become aware of "niggardly," who otherwise would never have heard it, let… — John Derbyshire Copy Share
He [Mencken] was an autodidact, with all the misplaced confidence and all the astonishing gaps that characterize that breed. Not many of us would… — John Derbyshire Copy Share
“Our political system is now run by the Big People for their own interests. If they ever deign to notice the Little People, it… — John Derbyshire Copy Share
