Rick Bayan Quotes
True individualists are always at odds with the universe. Set adrift by their peculiar tastes and interests, they spend their lives searching for kindred spirits and a compatible mate. They are hopelessly out of step with the business world and its trivial urgencies. Their priorities are not the priorities of their neighbors. They are unique; therefore they are alone.
Bayan, Rick. The Cynic's Sanctuary, www.cynic.com.
Jefferson was asked his religion: The question was a type of setup in that Styles, the President of Yale University, was an already established opponent of Jefferson’s. Yet Jefferson answered on the record in a way that gave more fundamental religionists more reason to suspect his religiosity.
Richard Paul "Rick" Bayan is a U.S. author, webmaster and advertising copywriter, best known for his advertising thesaurus Words That Sell; his trenchant satirical lexicon, The Cynic's Dictionary; his political blog, The New Moderate; and his darkly humorous online essays.