Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas the same people stir their drinks clockwise when visiting the Southern Hemisphere. John McCarthy clockwisecounterclockwisedrink Change image and share on social
A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot. John McCarthy argumentbookconvince Change image and share on social
Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives. John McCarthy liveshelfshort Change image and share on social
Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists. John McCarthy averagefacehonesty Change image and share on social
His ambition is to be the spider in the World Wide Web. John McCarthy ambitionspiderweb Change image and share on social
Committing genocide on behalf of an institution generates greater loyalty to it than merely getting people fired from their jobs on its behalf. John McCarthy behalfcommitfire Change image and share on social
Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side. John McCarthy convincerallyrarely Change image and share on social
My opinion is that he's a swindler and you're a sucker. John McCarthy opinionsuckerswindler Change image and share on social
My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of recycling. John McCarthy attendenergyhobby Change image and share on social
An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice. John McCarthy advicebelieveextreme Change image and share on social