Absurd Quotes

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Anarcho-capitalism, in my opinion, is a doctrinal system which, if ever implemented, would lead to forms of tyranny and oppression that have few counterparts in… — Noam Chomsky
Instead of asking yourself whether you believe or not, ask yourself whether you have, this day, done one thing because He said, Do it! or… — George MacDonald
For many Americans, Osama bin Laden is the paradigmatic Muslim, an absurd conviction for anyone who has lived with Muslims. — Miroslav Volf
One of the things that sets the Bible apart from all other ancient religious writings is its scientific accuracy. Without exception, every other ancient religious… — Charlie Campbell
Hereditary succession to the magistracy is absurd, as it tends to make a property of it; it is incompatible with the sovereignty of the people. — Napoleon Bonaparte
There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian. What could be more absurd than the concept of an "all Canadian" boy or… — Pierre Trudeau
The present system of taking oaths is horrible. It is awfully absurd to make a man invoke God's wrath upon himself, if he speaks false;… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. They will practice Indian yoga and all its exercises,… — Carl Jung
It's my greatest success. Women did not vote in Italy until 1946. A good friend and I put together a group of women to protest… — Giovanna Cau
We have to stop arresting prostitutes and not arresting traffickers and pimps. It's absurd. We're arresting the victim or the survivor and not the oppressor. — Gloria Steinem
It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion. — Anatole France
It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them,… — Anne Frank
That is who Barack Obama is - a person of admirable character - and that is who he has remained for me over these last… — Elizabeth Gilbert
It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations. — Jacques Yves Cousteau
I am amazed about how everyone wants to know about my love life. They whisper to me, 'Tell me the truth? Is it true?' Who… — Penelope Cruz
I was a serious kid to an absurd degree. I was overwhelmed with responsibility. You know, trying to play grown up. I overdid it. — Claire Danes
The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is kept alive by hope and fear, by childish faith, and… — Clarence Darrow
The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers. — Denis Diderot
Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth. — Thomas A. Edison
I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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