H. L. Mencken Quotes
Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence she finds it almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening without snickering.
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As you know with the Arab Spring, there were no dividends.
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Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome.
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I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.
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Everything with me is pretty close to the surface, but having kids has completely ruined my emotional equilibrium.
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I don't care about revenues.
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I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
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I started cooking out of middle school depression.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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From the beginning of my time as Secretary-General, I have sought to advance a practical, action-oriented vision of the U.N. as the voice of the voiceless and the defender of the defenceless.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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YouTube has become more mature, both as a platform and as a community. So much content has been added in almost every conceivable category that there are no more free passes on just getting there first. I think there are greater expectations for audience participation, the kind of participation that makes a real impact in a show's community.
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I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy.
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My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard.
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
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If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.
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Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.
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I think that an advanced planetary civilization will modify their own planets to be more stable, to prevent asteroid impacts and dangerous climate fluctuations.
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I played on three of Bob Dylan's albums. I have very pleasant memories, especially the Nashville Skyline album was a real fun album to do. He was in a great mood. He was glad to be in Nashville, where the musicians were very laid back and very creative. We had a lot of fun doing that album.
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I'm very hungry and there's still a lot to do. Rather than look at what I've conquered already and say "yeah, that was the greatest so far," right now I just stay hungry and keep moving forward.
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Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence she finds it almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening without snickering.
