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John Derbyshire quotes: A very civilized thing, glass - almost an index of civilization. When civilization retreats, it leaves behind broken glass.

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

John Derbyshire quotes: (which has inspired at least one novel, Apostolos Doxiadis's Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture29).

(which has inspired at least one novel, Apostolos Doxiadis's Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture29).

John Derbyshire quotes: The more depressed and maladjusted you are, the more likely it is that you are seeing things right, with minimal bias

The more depressed and maladjusted you are, the more likely it is that you are seeing things right, with minimal bias

John Derbyshire quotes: I never ponder counterfactuals.

I never ponder counterfactuals.

John Derbyshire quotes: Politics, as any observer of the modern world knows, is the enemy of economics, everywhere and always.

Politics, as any observer of the modern world knows, is the enemy of economics, everywhere and always.

John Derbyshire quotes: If you're not thinking about numbers, you're probably not thinking.

If you're not thinking about numbers, you're probably not thinking.

John Derbyshire quotes: Practically anything you read or hear about racism, sexism, and homophobia is cant.

Practically anything you read or hear about racism, sexism, and homophobia is cant.

John Derbyshire quotes: Ninety percent of paid work is time-wasting crap. The world gets by on the other ten.

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

John Derbyshire quotes: I tell you, with complex numbers you can do anything.

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

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

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

John Derbyshire quotes: Books, in the plural lose their solidity of substance and become a gas, filling all available space.

Books, in the plural lose their solidity of substance and become a gas, filling all available space.

John Derbyshire quotes: Razib Khan Hired And Fired By The New York Times, Both On The Same Day!

Razib Khan Hired And Fired By The New York Times, Both On The Same Day!

John Derbyshire quotes: Biophobia is as much a part of a politician's basic equipment as a sharp suit.

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

John Derbyshire quotes: Asked if Stalin was an antisemite, Robert Conquest replied: Yes, but it hardly noticed. He was broadly and generously anti-human.

Asked if Stalin was an antisemite, Robert Conquest replied: Yes, but it hardly noticed. He was broadly and generously anti-human.

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

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