4 Kurt Vonnegut Quotes on Critique

Kurt Vonnegut quotes on critique

49. Drawn crudely in the dust of three window-panes were a swastika, a hammer and sickle, and the Stars and Stripes. I had drawn the three symbols weeks before, at the conclusion of an argument about patriotism with Kraft. I had given a hearty cheer for each symbol, demonstrating to Kraft the meaning of patriotism to, respectively, a Nazi, a Communist, and an American. 'Hooray, hooray, hooray,' I'd said.

69. The new heroism - put a village idiot into a pressure cooker, seal it up tight, and shoot him at the moon.

143. I think William Shakespeare was the wisest human being I ever heard of. To be perfectly frank, though, that's not saying much. We are impossibly conceited animals, and actually dumb as heck. Ask any teacher. You don't even have to ask a teacher. Ask anybody. Dogs and cats are smarter than we are.

225. We've sure come a long way since then. Sometimes I wish we hadn't. I hate H-bombs and the Jerry Springer show.