“Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to what? (2) At what cost? and (3) What are the hard facts?.” SelfHardFactsThreeSubjectsCostNonsenseRighteousSelf Righteous Book:Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays Source: Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays
“Although Lewis Carroll thought of The Hunting of the Snark as a nonsense ballad for children, it is hard to imagine - in fact one shudders to imagine - a child of today reading and enjoying it.” ChildrenHardFactsTodayReadingEnjoyImagineNonsenseHuntingBallads Author:Martin Gardner
“It is a shame when nonsense can substitute for fact with impunity.” FactsShameNonsenseSubstitutesImpunity Author:Lawrence M. Krauss
“Only someone as puffed up and demented as John Maynard Keynes, every left wing fascist's sainted mentor in this connection, could manage to convince himself that taxing America's Productive Class can restore it to prosperity. In point of fact, it's like screwing for chastity, guzzling alcohol for sobriety, or gorging to fight gluttony. It's like killing indiscriminately for peace - oops, Democrats, Republicans and their moral and spiritual ilk have devoutly believed that particular bit of perverse nonsense since at least the War of 1812.” WarFactsAmericaSpiritualFightingLeftBitsMoralClassParticularRepublicanConnectionsWingsDemocratKillingProsperityAlcoholManageProductiveNonsenseConvinceMentorFascistsSobrietyChastityLeft WingGluttonyDementedKeynesWar Of 1812 Author:L. Neil Smith
“I know for a fact that this idea of the Jews causing the war and the Jews being so all important is nonsense. But that was Hitler's idea, and...was pure fantasy. As I say, Hitler is a riddle to me and will always remain so.” KnowsImportantIdeasWarFactsFantasyPureJewNonsenseRiddle Author:Joachim von Ribbentrop