Giving money and power to Government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. (Quote by - P.J. O'Rourke)

The popularisation of scientific doctrines is producing as great an alteration in the mental state of society as the material applications of science are effecting in its outward life. Such indeed is the respect paid to science, that the most absurd opinions may become current, provided they are expressed in language, the sound of which recals [sic] some well-known scientific phrase. (Quote by - James Clerk Maxwell)

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. (Quote by - Samuel Johnson)

The commission is an absurd concept. It's overly broad. It's more powerful than any regulatory agency. (Quote by - Paul Jannuzzo)

The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity. (Quote by - John Adams)

That is an almost absurd result. (Quote by - Justice Judith Meierhenry)

I don't know how much Apple pays for that IBM chip, but you can bet it's absurdly low. Apple has this crazy idea that it shouldn't have to pay as much as everyone else. And whatever it's paying for the IBM chip, I'm sure it's paying more for the Intel chip. (Quote by - Nathan Brookwood)

When you know to laugh and when to look upon things as too absurd to take seriously, the other person is ashamed to carry through even if he was serious about it. (Quote by - Eleanor Roosevelt)

Nihil tam absurde dici potest quo non dicatur ab aliquo philosophorum. There is nothing so absurd that it has not been said by some philosopher. (Quote by - Cicero)

Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream. (Quote by - George W. Bush)

The bishops' statement on mining is absurd. It sends all the wrong signals to investors. Those who were sitting on the fence will not be rushing in now. (Quote by - Peter Wallace)

He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure. (Quote by - Goethe)

His artistry soars to heights of sublime silliness and divine absurdity. (Quote by - Lily Tomlin)

Well, you know what? I still think I can. I do. (Quote by - Outgoing Syracuse football coach Greg Robinson)

If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. (Quote by - Albert Einstein)

We no longer believe because it is absurd: it is absurd because we must believe. (Quote by - Julio Cort zar)

The concept of absurdity is something I'm attracted to. (Quote by - David Lynch)

I think that the undecideds could go one way or the other. (Quote by - George Bush)