Nature of man Quote by John Derbyshire

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

Conservatism is pessimistic, with a negative tendency - which we mostly resist - towards despair. Liberals are optimists, with a negative tendency, rarely resisted,…

— John Derbyshire

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

I tell you, with complex numbers you can do anything.

— John Derbyshire

“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

Biophobia is as much a part of a politician's basic equipment as a sharp suit.

— John Derbyshire

In matters editorial, I am a believer in totalitarian despotism. Most writers are lazy, difficult, selfish, thoughtless, and unreliable.

— John Derbyshire

I never ponder counterfactuals.

— John Derbyshire

“Ninety percent of paid work is time-wasting crap. The world gets by on the other ten.”

— John Derbyshire

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

Education is a vast sea of lies, waste, corruption, crackpot theorizing, and careerist log-rolling.

— John Derbyshire

“A very civilized thing, glass—almost an index of civilization. When civilization retreats, it leaves behind broken glass.”

— John Derbyshire