H. L. Mencken Quotes
A dull, dark, depressing day in Winter: the whole world looks like a Methodist church at Wednesday night prayer meeting.H. L. Mencken
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The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.
Halle Berry -
Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.
Zainab Salbi -
One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
Karen Mills -
Being at the Apollo, I was always starstruck.
Aaron Neville -
For someone who comes from my business background, getting fashion people aligned around certain things can be a challenge. In a way, the industry is so forward-looking. And yet, sometimes people in fashion are not open to change.
Imran Amed -
You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
Jack Nicholson
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We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out.
Orison Swett Marden -
One thing you can't intend is how you will be read. I hear it said a lot that my books are about the 'search for identity', and this is said admiringly, as if I meant to encourage such a search.
Zadie Smith -
I think the colleges should be free to give athletes less than a full scholarship, no scholarship and more than a scholarship. And the athletes should be free to bargain.
Taylor Branch -
People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government.
Cal Thomas -
I have to trust what I do and then do it.
Ednita Nazario -
I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
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I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them.
J. K. Simmons -
Just the minute the FBI begins making recommendations on what should be done with its information, it becomes a Gestapo.
J. Edgar Hoover -
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
E. W. Howe -
It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark.
Larry King -
If you're playing the bad guy, you have to find what you like about them.
Mads Mikkelsen -
I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
Saint Ignatius
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China has legally purchased high performance computers, advanced machine tools, and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment from several American companies.
Charles Bass -
I was not in the church, but we claim, like so many people, 'Yeah, I grew up in the church.' Well yeah, I grew up in the church and went to church, but I knew nothing about the Lord. I had no idea what it meant about walking in faith.
Lou Brock -
However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality.
Ed Markey -
I believe with faith all is possible. An answer to prayer is greatest positive feedback you can get.
J. R. Martinez -
I claim to have been a lifelong and wholly disinterested friend of the British people.
Mahatma Gandhi -
A dull, dark, depressing day in Winter: the whole world looks like a Methodist church at Wednesday night prayer meeting.
H. L. Mencken