H. L. Mencken Quotes
A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them.
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don't stop, don't put it down.
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We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance.
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I try to give the appearance that I have it all together and that I know what I'm talking about, but at the end of the day, I think I might be full of crap.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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Passion is the evil in adultery. If a man has no opportunity of living with another man's wife, but if it is obvious for some reason that he would like to do so, and would do so if he could, he is no less guilty than if he was caught in the act.
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
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For the most part, I do a lot of my own stunts. On 'The Final Destination,' they kept pulling my stunt woman in, and I'd shoo her away. I'm a black belt in tae kwon do, so I was adamant about doing stuff myself.
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I'm a mom, and my view of public education begins and ends with the fundamental question: Is this good for children?
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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I do go into things thinking, 'Right. I'm going to enjoy this.'
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Your connections to all the things around you literally define who you are.
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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With my parents, when I was younger, I always had to do two things. If I was acting, I always had to do a sport or something on the arts side of things along with that. That way, if one fell apart, I always had something else to fall back on.
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I am careful about fiction. A novel is not a tract or an essay. If I want to write about land reforms, or Hindu-Muslim relations, or position of women, I can do it as it affects my characters as in 'A Suitable Boy.' I could only write about issues specifically through essays. But I'll do that only if I have something worthwhile to say.
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I am very grateful for the opportunities I've had and feel I have a duty to repay my good fortune through philanthropic endeavors that expand the reach of human possibility and compassion.
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Orange blossom water would make a magical addition to your store cupboard.
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A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
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You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.
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A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them.
