H. L. Mencken Quotes

When I hear artists or authors making fun of businessmen, I think of a regiment in which the band makes fun of the cooks.

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It may be assumed as a fixed truth that the prosperity and riches of the farmer must depend on the prosperity and good national regulation of trade.
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I feel sorry for the man who marries you... because everyone thinks you're sweet and you're not.
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My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.
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Having a book censored means something. It means you have deeply offended one or more people who felt they needed to protect unsuspecting readers from your inflammatory words, thoughts, and images.
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What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed.
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When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.
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The most irresistible charm of youth is its bubbling enthusiasm. Youth sees no darkness ahead - no defile that has no outlet - it forgets that there is such a thing as failure in the world and believes that mankind has been waiting all these centuries for him to come and be the liberator of truth and energy and beauty.
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I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.
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Genius always finds itself a century too early.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I've been doing, and I try to wrap it up and start new material.
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By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.
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As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value.
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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We have the American people properly concerned about the future of our country and the world.
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We should not blur the lines between legal and illegal immigrants. Millions of people around the world have gone through the process to come here legally and they followed the rules that required them to pay a fee, learn English, and learn about American history and government.
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I really do feel guilty that I don't visit me mum enough.
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Seeing people communicate about the band online has been amazing, but I think a lot of people spend a lot of time talking about what they hate rather than what they love. I don't want to get trapped in that.
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Well, I think we're the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world.
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It is easier to take a position in the abstract than when it hits home.
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When I hear artists or authors making fun of businessmen, I think of a regiment in which the band makes fun of the cooks.