Quote by Russell Baker

Anything that isn't opposed by about 40 percent of humanity is either an evil business or so unimportant that it simply doesn't matter.

Anything that isn't opposed by about 40 percent of humanity

Summary

This quote suggests that if something is universally accepted or supported by the majority of people, it is likely either driven by selfish or immoral motives, or it is of such little significance that it holds no real value. It emphasizes the presence of disagreement and dissent in society, stating that anything truly important is bound to generate opposition from a significant portion of humanity. This challenges the notion of consensus and highlights the complexity of human values and interests.

Topics

Business

By Russell Baker

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

A little kingdom I possess,Where thoughts and feelings dwell

A little kingdom I possess,Where thoughts and feelings dwell;And very hard the task I findOf governing it well.

Louisa May Alcott, My Kingdom st

Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know somet

Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it.

Pride Vanity Curiosity

Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman bu

Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman but thinks more.

Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort

Men & Women

I never read the paper myself. Why bother? It's the same old

I never read the paper myself. Why bother? It's the same old shit day in and day out, dictators beating the ching-chong out of people weaker than they are, men in uniforms beating the ching-chong out of soccer balls or footballs, politicians kissing babies and kissing ass.

Politics Newspapers

Eve is a twofold mystery.

Eve is a twofold mystery.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Women

Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel

Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!

Health

Life is a little gleam of time between two eternity s.

Life is a little gleam of time between two eternity s.

Life

The difference between an itch and an allergy is about one h

The difference between an itch and an allergy is about one hundred bucks.

Doctors

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life -

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life -- mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

Growth

Today, there are also buyers and sellers of all these energy

Today, there are also buyers and sellers of all these energy commodities, just like there are buyers and sellers of food commodities and many other commodities.

Food

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No rewa

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it.

Maurice Maeterlinck

Happiness

My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as b

My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It's still pretty tough.

Famous