Mark Twain Quotes
Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.
Quotes to Explore
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
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Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
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Don't see the point in reading ghost-written autobiographies, even though some of these published lives may fascinate me. The 'ghost' is always present, manipulating an interview into first-person singular text, and it feels like I'm reading a lie.
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I wish I was a wealthy person. I wish I could self-fund.
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I think luck is a great part of it because I think that the particular makeup of the person that you are attracted to, and that you fall in love with, is very important. Even down to that old bromide of a sense of humor and all of that.
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There is not a separate God for each person. There is one universal intelligence flowing through all of us.
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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I'm not really the type of person who wears my heart on my sleeve. I keep everything inside.
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God wants you well. God wants you prosperous. God wants you a whole person.
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Living in New York after 14 years, I'm such an outdoors kind of person. I love gardening and building things. I like restoring old furniture.
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The same evidence that is convincing to one person may not convince another.
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I am quite a private person.
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I'm definitely a glass-is-always-half-full, not half-empty, kind of person. Which is why I love living in America.
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For a person who promised hope and civility in politics, Mr. Obama has shown a borderline obsessiveness in blaming Mr. Bush.
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I feel like I'm the only person - or woman, at least - who hasn't read 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'
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I am not a sentimental person.
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If you agree to do a sex scene, you have to be willing to not be awkward about it. C'mon! I don't think of it as anything other than a dance, really. I don't see that person. I don't think of me being me.
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When a person is found not guilty, they're found not guilty.
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I don't care who he is as long as he is a nice person. He must be genuine and honest and have nice eyes and a smile.
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It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.
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I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations.
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I have known ninety-five of the world's great men in my time, and of these eighty-seven were followers of the Bible.
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Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.
