John Rachel > John's Quotes

“The police called it choking, but I called it a two-handed neck hug. That’s how I knew she really loved me.”
― Jarod Kintz, Whenever You're Gone, I'm Here For You

“Like the blind man said as he wandered into a cannibal village . . .

“Alright! The country fair must be right up ahead. I smell barbecue!”
― John Rachel

“You can't teach calculus to a chimpanzee. So just share your banana.”
― John Rachel, Blinders Keepers

“We hold our dreams and ideals close to our hearts, where the promises are made to the future generations.”
― John Rachel, A Long Night's Journey Into Daylight

“As an orangutan cannot embrace higher mathematics or comprehend the architecture and operation of a computer, we humans __ so good at loudly proclaiming our intelligence and applauding our own doltish displays of cerebral gymnastics __ cannot begin to understand the true structure and functioning of the Universe.”
― John Rachel, 12-12-12

“Love is like breakfast with Mildred. Who’s Mildred? How the heck should I know? I don’t eat breakfast.”
― Jarod Kintz, Love quotes for the ages. And the ageless sages.

“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”
― Noam Chomsky

“Where I grew up, women’s liberation was when you let a chick out of her cage for 15 minutes so she could stretch her legs.”
― John Rachel

“Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance”
― Albert Maysles