H. L. Mencken Quotes
Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
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I am a human being. When you are frustrated, you do cry. It's more than once that I cried.
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The yogi offers his labyrinthine human longings to a monotheistic bonfire dedicated to the unparalleled God. This is indeed the true yogic fire ceremony, in which all past and present desires are fuel consumed by love divine.
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There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they're wearing. I'm not gonna act all ashamed of it.
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I would love to work with Raju Hirani. I never thought I would have a wish-list of directors as such, but after seeing the consistency of his storylines and the human touch he gets in his film, I would love to work with him.
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There is something fascinating about every human being. The question is how much they're willing to divulge.
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It is the ability to choose which makes us human.
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Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity.
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I don't feel proprietary, but I do feel there is a human identity to the borough of Hackney that's quite peculiar. It was always bloody-minded and difficult; it always stood up to central government.
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Once you become poor, tired and time-constrained, you become a much better human being.
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The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.
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Anybody who dedicates himself to exploring the human condition, there's always a detached eye that's watching. In any situation, a little part of me is observing it, to see if there are any raw materials to create something else later.
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Music is an art that touches the depth of human existence; an art of sounds that crosses all borders.
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
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The mental act of sensation which issues in reflex movement is so simple as to defy analysis.
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We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion dollars; the lifetime costs for this war, in both human and economic terms, will be borne by Americans for generations to come.
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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.
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How do I act so well? What I do is I pretend to be the person I'm portraying in the film or play.
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When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it.
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I believe sometimes we aren't always in charge of everything that we do creatively. We submit to things as we're going on our own journey.
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I think Chelsea is better placed than any team in the history of the game.
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The childhood poverty of both my parents and their minimal education did much to influence me and my two younger brothers in our education and career choices. One brother became a dentist and the other, a professor of anthropology with a Ph.D. degree.
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I think technology is fantastic but maybe it's just developed too fast for us in real world applications. By the same token the fact that a guy can get a laptop and make music that can be put straight into a TV show I suppose shows a disparity when you're somebody who has gone to college and learned all this stuff. So if you apply that to the entire world than certainly computers have changed everything. But I'd be a hypocrite if I complained about it because it's given me a career. I'm part of the problem is what I'm saying!
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Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
