H. L. Mencken Quotes
The State is not force alone. It depends upon the credulity of man quite as much as upon his docility. Its aim is not merely to make him obey, but also to make him want to obey.
H. L. Mencken
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No one is good but God alone. What is good is therefore divine, what is divine is therefore good.
Saint Ambrose
Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay!
Ada Cambridge
I really do feel very lucky. I've had my kids and my relationships. I've set my life down - I'm in my house, and I'm alone with my children - and I'm at peace, and that's a really nice feeling. All I really want in my life is to maintain that.
Kate Hudson
I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.
Tatum O'Neal
Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
Saint Teresa of Avila
It's not easy to come somewhere new and have to find your place. You might feel someone doesn't like you, or you might need to find new friends. It's not easy, and I don't like this kind of thing. It's not easy, so you want to protect the players who are alone.
Fernando Torres
I'm not someone who likes to have my picture taken, let alone see it plastered all over the place.
Laura Linney
Music is amazing. There's some metaphysical comfort where it allows you to be isolated and alone while telling you that you are not alone... truly, the only cure for sadness is to share it with someone else.
Wayne Coyne
One of the most unsettling things about 'Monologue' is its long silences, in which the man sits alone, staring into the middle distance, without grip of his narrative, lost to the past.
Samantha Harvey
The first album I started out, I just did everything completely alone. I think it has to do with confidence. The more confidence you develop in your own sound, the more you can open up and alchemize that with other people, just set it free, and not feel challenged by that.
Bat for Lashes
A 2014 study commissioned by Facebook and done by Deloitte suggests that Facebook alone contributes almost $150 billion directly to the global economy, and when you add the peripherals, it nears $227 billion.
Fabrizio Moreira
Fame alone raises herself to Heaven, because virtuous things are in favour with God.
Leonardo da Vinci
I don't care where I fight on the card, but to get people motivated or excited, like, 'Cowboy's fighting!' that's my overall goal.
Donald Cerrone
I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where the rules are different.
Gale Anne Hurd
Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too.
David Cameron
The one thing I want my kids to remember about me is that I was an athlete. The hell with the rest of this stuff.
Joe Biden
The State is not force alone. It depends upon the credulity of man quite as much as upon his docility. Its aim is not merely to make him obey, but also to make him want to obey.
H. L. Mencken
