H. L. Mencken Quotes
Of all the classes of men, I dislike the most those who make their livings by talking - actors, clergymen, politicians, pedagogues, and so on. .... It is almost impossible to imagine a talker who sticks to the facts. Carried away by the sound of his own voice and the applause from the groundlings, he makes inevitably the jump from logic to mere rhetoric.
H. L. Mencken
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I was doing a scene in a medical tent in 18th-century battle dress, pantaloons and a ripped shirt, and the guy from the crew kept asking me if I was OK, if I was too cold. I told him, 'Are you kidding? I'm from Wales!'
Owain Yeoman
As an actress, I think it's important to look back and realize that we aren't always quite as original as we think we are. There's this grand, textured history for us over the last 100 years of incredible writers, directors, and performers.
Natalie Dormer
The colonel replied that he didn't care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.
Jackie Robinson
One rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones.
Saint Ignatius
I got to say 'Hi' to Dolly Parton, which my mom thought was kind of cool.
Landon Donovan
I'd open doors for anyone who opens doors for me.
Quavo
Migos
I loved the Kennedy Center Honors because you just sit there, smile, wave, and cry.
Carol Burnett
Eye hath not seen, tongue hath not told, And ear hath not heard it sung, How buoyant and bold, though it seem to grow old, Is the heart, forever young; - Forever young, - though life's old age Hath every nerve unstrung: The heart, the heart, is a heritage That keeps the old man young!
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Whatever class and race divergences exist, top cats are tom cats.
Elizabeth Janeway
Of all the classes of men, I dislike the most those who make their livings by talking - actors, clergymen, politicians, pedagogues, and so on. .... It is almost impossible to imagine a talker who sticks to the facts. Carried away by the sound of his own voice and the applause from the groundlings, he makes inevitably the jump from logic to mere rhetoric.
H. L. Mencken