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.H. L. Mencken
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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
Yogi Berra -
I have never believed in the impossible.
Faye Wattleton -
I have been surfing since I was six years old.
Yigal Azrouël -
Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
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.
Barbara Kruger -
Love can never be fully explained.
P. J. O'Rourke
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When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English.
Jack Ma -
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.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner -
I wanted very much to be Miles Davis when I was a boy, but without the practice. It just looked like an endless road.
Barry Hannah -
I wasn't bad at school, but I was never a bookworm.
Idris Elba -
I never do anything out of my comfort zone.
Danica Patrick -
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
Edmund Burke
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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.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine -
I have been in private law practice in New York City, where my husband and I are raising our children.
Wendy E. Long -
I practice safe sex - I use an airbag.
Garry Shandling -
I never was a popular kid in class.
Nathan Myhrvold -
Proclaiming a sexual preference is something that straight men never really have to bother with.
Lance Loud -
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.
Lars Ulrich Metallica
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The years teach much which the days never know.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Global crude oil demand is increasing, particularly in places like China.
Gary Miller Bad Brains -
My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer.
Taylor Hackford -
When I was eight years old, I wrote a paragraph-long short story about a goat on my mother's hundred-pound, black-and-white-screen laptop. The story came about largely because I liked the way the word 'goat' looked on the page, but I decided then and there that I wanted to be a writer. That desire never changed.
Tea Obreht -
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.
H. L. Mencken