Savings
There's many will go the Dublin Road won't see it.
There's many will go the Dublin Road won't see it.
Molly Dunne (my granny) on encountering a stubborn floor stain.
There are good goods in small parcels.
There are good goods in small parcels.
Molly Dunne, who wasn't expected to surivive at birth but lived to a ripe old age.
Mocking is catching.
Mocking is catching.
Molly Dunne, who caught on at an early age.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Perennial yearning of the unheeded, including yours truly. Catchphrase of former Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds.
To quote thyself is an admissible vanity.
To quote thyself is an admissible vanity.
RVJC
Only non-narcissists can see through their narcissism.
Only non-narcissists can see through their narcissism.
RVJC
Making it up as we go along is all part of the plan.
Making it up as we go along is all part of the plan.
RVJC
And the winner of the Nobel Prize for Settled Science is...
And the winner of the Nobel Prize for Settled Science is...
RVJC
Every cloud has a silver-lining playbook.
Every cloud has a silver-lining playbook.
RVJC
There is truth in paradox and paradox in truth.
There is truth in paradox and paradox in truth.
RVJC
A single source of temporal truth is an oxymoron.
A single source of temporal truth is an oxymoron.
RVJC
If truth were admitted, it might be interpreted as such!
If truth were admitted, it might be interpreted as such!
RVJC
Sometimes we care so much about truth that we lose all sight of reality.
Sometimes we care so much about truth that we lose all sight of reality.
RVJC
We have never been so conformist in our non-conformity with the truth.
We have never been so conformist in our non-conformity with the truth.
RVJC
Sameness is all the same.
Sameness is all the same.
RVJC
Rabbit-holes are indispensible; the trick is to climb out before it's too late!
Rabbit-holes are indispensible; the trick is to climb out before it's too late!
RVJC
The chickens always come home to roost even when they take the scenic route.
The chickens always come home to roost even when they take the scenic route.
RVJC
Truth dynamics: trickles, tides, tsunamis.
Truth dynamics: trickles, tides, tsunamis.
RVJC
Youth is wasted on the young.
Youth is wasted on the young.
Popular
Wisdom is wasted on the wise.
Wisdom is wasted on the wise.
RVJC (corollary of above).
Silence is complicity; fear is transient; shame is eternal!
Silence is complicity; fear is transient; shame is eternal!
RVJC
Unmitigated mitigation is myopic.
Unmitigated mitigation is myopic.
RVJC
If politics is the art of the possible, we must be wary of all the possibilities.
If politics is the art of the possible, we must be wary of all the possibilities.
RVJC
Bad law seeks the path of least resistance.
Bad law seeks the path of least resistance.
RVJC
Good law seeks the path of most resistance.
Good law seeks the path of most resistance.
RVJC
When the law is an ass, the smart ass wins.
When the law is an ass, the smart ass wins.
RVJC
Justice junkies leave more injustice in their wake.
Justice junkies leave more injustice in their wake.
RVJC
The silver bullets of progress find the least progressive targets.
The silver bullets of progress find the least progressive targets.
RVJC
If a cause needs a crisis, a crisis begets many causes.
If a cause needs a crisis, a crisis begets many causes.
RVJC
Hidden virtue is the most virtuous kind.
Hidden virtue is the most virtuous kind.
RVJC
Hidden aggression is the most aggressive kind.
Hidden aggression is the most aggressive kind.
RVJC
Legitimate anger: feller of fear; harbinger of hope; read instructions carefully!
Legitimate anger: feller of fear; harbinger of hope; read instructions carefully!
RVJC
The less we learn, the less we realise how little we know.
The less we learn, the less we realise how little we know.
RVJC (corollary of quote by Einstein, Fuller)
Once bitten, a thousand times bitten, but never shy.
Once bitten, a thousand times bitten, but never shy.
RVJC
Same shoe; other foot; ten sizes too small.
Same shoe; other foot; ten sizes too small.
RVJC
Knowledge that is hard won is best retained.
Knowledge that is hard won is best retained.
RVJC
Knowledge that is hard won is the most credible.
Knowledge that is hard won is the most credible.
RVJC
Sober facts never get in the way of imbibed emotions.
Sober facts never get in the way of imbibed emotions.
RVJC
No matter how you slice it, the superficial always takes away from the real.
No matter how you slice it, the superficial always takes away from the real.
RVJC
It is a mark of redemption to revel in honesty and tremble in deceit.
It is a mark of redemption to revel in honesty and tremble in deceit.
RVJC
It is a mark of damnation to tremble in honesty and revel in deceit.
It is a mark of damnation to tremble in honesty and revel in deceit.
RVJC
Regressive Progressives; Selectivist Collectivists; Visceral Liberals; Dystopian Utopians
Regressive Progressives; Selectivist Collectivists; Visceral Liberals; Dystopian Utopians
RVJC
The fine art of propaganda: to weaponise our better instincts against our better judgement.
The fine art of propaganda: to weaponise our better instincts against our better judgement.
RVJC
Closure is for closets where we tend our flesh-eating wounds alongside our skeletons.
Closure is for closets where we tend our flesh-eating wounds alongside our skeletons.
RVJC
It's easy to be a Tibetan monk when you spend your whole day meditating.
It's easy to be a Tibetan monk when you spend your whole day meditating.
RVJC
Artifical intelligence makes fools of us and we are none the wiser.
Artifical intelligence makes fools of us and we are none the wiser.
RVJC
Our Nanny State had a sex change and turned into Big Brother — Huxley and Orwell got it half-right.
Our Nanny State had a sex change and turned into Big Brother — Huxley and Orwell got it half-right.
RVJC
For media martyrs, the devil is in the soundbite and the saving grace is lost in the detail.
For media martyrs, the devil is in the soundbite and the saving grace is lost in the detail.
RVJC
Temporal cures are always worse than the spiritual disease.
Temporal cures are always worse than the spiritual disease.
RVJC
The most specialised fields have the most glaring blind spots.
The most specialised fields have the most glaring blind spots.
RVJC
The charlatan's credibility rests entirely on his credentials.
The charlatan's credibility rests entirely on his credentials.
RVJC
Never trust anyone who responds to a simple question by demanding your trust.
Never trust anyone who responds to a simple question by demanding your trust.
RVJC
Never trust a scientist who responds to a simple question by asking you to trust the science.
Never trust a scientist who responds to a simple question by asking you to trust the science.
RVJC
Never trust an expert when the truth is staring you in the face.
Never trust an expert when the truth is staring you in the face.
RVJC
Never trust a computer model when the truth is staring you in the face.
Never trust a computer model when the truth is staring you in the face.
RVJC
When the truth is staring you in the face, it may be hiding a more pertinent truth.
When the truth is staring you in the face, it may be hiding a more pertinent truth.
RVJC
Covid has all the scientific integrity of a chicken coop infiltrated by a stuffed fox.
Covid has all the scientific integrity of a chicken coop infiltrated by a stuffed fox.
RVJC (during the summer 'casedemic' of 2020)
A new strain of virus; the same strain of propaganda; a permanent stain on their souls.
A new strain of virus; the same strain of propaganda; a permanent stain on their souls.
RVJC
Mission creep by control freaks of a new world order.
Mission creep by control freaks of a new world order.
RVJC
Nothing can have meaning unless it has an opposite.
Nothing can have meaning unless it has an opposite.
RVJC
Utopias cannot exist because they are their own opposites.
Utopias cannot exist because they are their own opposites.
RVJC
Absence is often the best opposite.
Absence is often the best opposite.
RVJC
Rational empathy is the most caring kind.
Rational empathy is the most caring kind.
RVJC
Irrational empathy is the most uncaring kind.
Irrational empathy is the most uncaring kind.
RVJC
Verbalised empathy is an oxymoron.
Verbalised empathy is an oxymoron.
RVJC
All lives matter, especially the most vulnerable.
All lives matter, especially the most vulnerable.
RVJC
Fact-checkers are for trusting souls, lazy minds, short memories and bosom bigots.
Fact-checkers are for trusting souls, lazy minds, short memories and bosom bigots.
RVJC
There is no such thing as female intuition — only intuition, where women are more likely to excel.
There is no such thing as female intuition — only intuition, where women are more likely to excel.
RVJC
There is no such thing as male logic — only logic, where men are more likely to excel.
There is no such thing as male logic — only logic, where men are more likely to excel.
RVJC
We depend on logical women to go where logical men fear to tread.
We depend on logical women to go where logical men fear to tread.
RVJC
When feelings bear fruit, hard truths are being confronted somewhere down the line.
When feelings bear fruit, hard truths are being confronted somewhere down the line.
RVJC
Occam is flotsam when coincidences mount up to an improbable degree.
Occam is flotsam when coincidences mount up to an improbable degree.
RVJC
The ultimate manifestation of pride is lunacy.
The ultimate manifestation of pride is lunacy.
RVJC
Bright is the future torched by the extinguished lessons of the past.
Bright is the future torched by the extinguished lessons of the past.
RVJC