H. L. Mencken Quotes
When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before.
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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
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I have never believed in the impossible.
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I have been surfing since I was six years old.
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Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
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It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.
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Love can never be fully explained.
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When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English.
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My perspective was always being on a number one show doesn't mean anything if I'm not still working consistently at 40 to 50 and 60 years old.
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I wanted very much to be Miles Davis when I was a boy, but without the practice. It just looked like an endless road.
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I wasn't bad at school, but I was never a bookworm.
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I never do anything out of my comfort zone.
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Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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Music is my way out. I keep things locked up and never say anything. I guess in order to say something to one person, I have to sing it to a couple of thousand. It doesn't make for healthy relationships.
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I have been in private law practice in New York City, where my husband and I are raising our children.
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I practice safe sex - I use an airbag.
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I never was a popular kid in class.
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Proclaiming a sexual preference is something that straight men never really have to bother with.
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Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system.
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I have never been bribed as a Prime Minister.
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We are driven to win a title. We want to see that day when everyone celebrates because we finally brought a title home to Northeast Ohio. It's what we want, what LeBron wants, what all of us want.
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The only thing that's important is the legend created by the picture, and not whether it continues to exist itself.
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Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it's just an extension of childhood play... Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they don't need any director telling them, 'You really have to believe in it.' They believe in it completely.
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Regular martial arts is traditional, with no music and no flips choreograhed into it. But extreme martial arts is choreographed to music. It's very fast-beat uptempo, and you put a lot of acrobatic maneuvers into the routine.
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When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before.
