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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Do I envy Madonna's body? Yes. Do I thank God that she has it? Yes! If you're fifty-something and you look like Madonna, and you put a lifetime's work in the way you look, then flash it to the world!
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I am so grateful for the service our veterans have given to our country. These men and women put their lives on the line for our safety and security, and we need to honor their service and our commitment to them.
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The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness.
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If I'm elected president, we will repeal every word of Obamacare.
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Samuel Johnson called it the vanity of human wishes, and Buddhists talk about the endless cycle of desire. Social psychologists say we get trapped on a hedonic treadmill. What they all mean is that we wish, plan and work for things that we think will make us happy, but when we finally get them, we aren't nearly as happy as we thought we'd be.
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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.
