H. L. Mencken Quotes
Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on.
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Every man must wear out at least one pair of fools shoes.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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I'm more of a 5 Live man. But I might listen to a bit of Coldplay or The Smiths.
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Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
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I wonder if there'll ever be a time where you're not judged by your appearance. It seems that wherever you've got to, your appearance is always discussed. It's never said about men. We talk about a man's charisma, not his looks.
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There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
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The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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Scientology is the study of knowingness. It increases one's knowingness, but if a man were totally aware of what was going on around him, he would find it relatively simple to handle any outnesses in that.
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100% of Net-a-porter customers have a man in their lives in some capacity, and 59% are married or living with a partner.
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Am I old-fashioned? I think I might be. I am a lucky woman, because I was born with a priceless gift... the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
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No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature.
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Don't jump on a man unless he is down.
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My films are about ideals that clash with the world. Every time it's a man in the lead, they have forgotten about the ideals. And every time it's a woman in the lead, they take the ideals all the way.
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In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don't know, but they do.
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I was into Spider Man when I was a kid and that was the only comic I've ever read.
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A man who moralizes is a hypocrite, and a woman who does so is invariably plain.
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A man with money to pay for a meal can talk about hunger without demeaning himself. ... But for a man with no money hunger is a disgrace.
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We all choke. You're not human if you haven't.
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Are we going to just change the personalities in the speakership? Or are we going to fundamentally transform the way we do business here in Washington, D.C.?
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I think I was a pretty energetic kid. Well, I was energetic until about my mid-20s when I discovered alcohol. That's not entirely true, but you get older and the edge comes off.
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Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on.
