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Favorite cynical quotes about life.

by TimPhelan
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I saw this today and it actually made me laugh. Was going to put it in the quote thread here but can't find it.

Is this a cynical outlook on life or what?:

"When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay." - Brian Aldiss
  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    I tought that was pretty spot on
    Now this one is negative.
    "Life sucks, get over it"
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    Life: Nature's way of keeping meat fresh
    Getting old ain't for sissy's
    As you are I was, as I am you will be
    You can't fix stupid, but you can always out smart it.

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    • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
      That one reminds me of an old one that was similar:

      "Life sucks and then you die"

      Pretty heavy huh?

      Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

      I tought that was pretty spot on
      Now this one is negative.
      "Life sucks, get over it"
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      • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
        Dennis Leary, who is pretty damn funny I think, didn't quite agree with the "Life sucks and then you die" theory. Here's his take on this:

        Most people think life sucks, and then you die. Not me. I beg to differ. I think life sucks, then you get cancer, then your dog dies, your wife leaves you, the cancer goes into remission, you get a new dog, you get remarried, you owe ten million dollars in medical bills but you work hard for thirty-five years and you pay it back and then -- one day -- you have a massive stroke, your whole right side is paralyzed, you have to limp along the streets and speak out of the left side of your mouth and drool but you go into rehabilitation and regain the power to walk and the power to talk and then -- one day -- you step off a curb at Sixty-seventh Street, and BANG you get hit by a city bus and then you die. Maybe.
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        • Profile picture of the author ThomM
          Leary always had such a positive outlook:rolleyes:

          My favorite is from Hunter S. Thompson, words I try to live by.
          "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
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          Life: Nature's way of keeping meat fresh
          Getting old ain't for sissy's
          As you are I was, as I am you will be
          You can't fix stupid, but you can always out smart it.

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          • Profile picture of the author TonyRenis
            Tom Blandi: Famous Quotes about Life
            Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jared Alberghini
    Life is not like a box of chocolates...

    it's more like a pound of jalapenos...

    what you do today can burn your ass tomorrow.

    - Jared
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  • Profile picture of the author cj9253
    Here's one of my fav's:

    "Life at work is like a tree full of monkeys, all on different limbs at different levels. Some monkeys are climbing up, some down. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but arseholes."
    -Anon
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  • Profile picture of the author gareth
    "Life is a terminal illness"
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    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. :rolleyes:
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    Whoops I,ll tiptoe out of here quietly.
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