H. L. Mencken Quotes
In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell.
Quotes to Explore
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First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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I have never Twittered or Tweeted or even Chirped.
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Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.
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I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.
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When I was about 13, I met the coolest, chicest young woman I had ever seen. She was a neighbor of mine who became a fashion designer and had a small design studio. She taught me so many things about style and fashion. I had always loved making things, so when she told me about her career in fashion, I knew I had found my path.
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With a popular show, you know that there's expectations there, so that's a little nerve-wracking when you're new and you're just trying to find your legs on something, but it's exciting, too, because that's what we work so hard for.
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The mere fact that so many continue to rise, year after year, out of just such conditions as you may think are fatal to your advancement, ought to convince you that you also can conquer your environment.
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You grow up and change your look. I feel different from how I did in my Playboy days. Now I think I'm in charge of toning down my look or not.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Nine months after we submitted the original screenplay for 'The Attack,' the studio that was involved pulled out. I've been told that 'you don't write in a French way; you can't make these multicultural films.'
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When I was in high school, I was doing all the plays. My drama teacher, Melody Duggan, was the one one who first made me do stand-up. She's the origin of the whole thing; it's all her. In high school in Denver, that was kind of the beginning of it all.
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Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.
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When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts.
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I've always been attracted to action stuff.
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The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.
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True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.
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People know who I am. I have less ability to be intimidated, in a sense, than others coming up.
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I've always put myself intensely into my work.
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Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.
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In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell.
