H. L. Mencken Quotes
Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none in all the literature of the world
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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I like a fresh face. I like clean skin. Fresh skin, cute color on the lip, cat eye, mascara, and I'm good to go!
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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I'm not looking to shock anyone.
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I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.
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He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really.
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No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.
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I'm competitive. I don't like to lose.
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Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't turn up and just hope for the best. I really fret about it. I do my homework; I prepare myself for the experience of playing a particular character.
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I always fall in love with qualities of people I work with.
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Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.
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Frankly speaking, it's only the script that matters to me the most. If I like the script, then I just commit to myself and go ahead with it. But I also look at the commitment and confidence of the director of the film because it's him who will shape the film.
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I began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never short-changed our audience, but it became something that you had to work at rather than something that was a pleasure.
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The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
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And hence he must be invisible; for a spirit cannot be seen by the eye of man: nor is there any thing in this principle contradictory to reason or experience.
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I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to do different characters - not necessarily the leading chick who gets the guy, but the weird, freaky cousin.
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I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make.
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I am in the prime of my senility.
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I wasn't really into body piercings until I found that about half my female students had them.
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There are two things a Highlander likes naked, and the other one is Malt Whisky
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There is superstition in avoiding superstition.
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Who ever heard, indeed, of an autobiography that was not (interesting)? I can recall none in all the literature of the world
