H. L. Mencken Quotes
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Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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The next step for me with the Up is how it talks with the rest of the home. It's an object that can tell the home where I am and what I'm doing.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation.
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I do go into things thinking, 'Right. I'm going to enjoy this.'
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There was a time I desperately needed for the world to know that I was no category guy. My whole goal in life was to reach that certain success where people will say, 'Hey, that guy can do anything. He's the Evel Knievel of music. He's jumping over 15 buses!'
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A busybody's work is never done.
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I felt within myself that I needed to change what I was doing. I needed a new stimuli. So the interest from Manchester United was a perfect fit.
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All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.
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I didn't have any writer friends in college. I was a computer science major, but I was writing a lot, probably more than anybody I knew. I started to submit novels to New York when I was a freshman in college.
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I've learned never say never.
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Our company sells about five to six million pounds of sausage a year. We sell it retail and to restaurants. We've got all kinds of products.
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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
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Fiorello LaGuardia saved City Center. The real man saved it, and he made this building into a performing arts venue.
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The end of science is not to prove a theory, but to improve mankind.
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In White Plains I wasn't theatrical at all. I was a model and I used to take the train into New York three days a week to do travelogue work.
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I'd say, 90 percent of the time, I get an idea, like, within 10 seconds of somebody telling me what their whole thing is about. And usually that flash of an idea, it's what I always go with. It might change slightly, but in general, that's pretty much it. To get me to change the entire idea is pretty tough.
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I did learn a great deal about my husband but I also learned something about myself: I made a wise choice. I think he's a good man.
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I think being on 'Glee' is such a great experience, but I think the best part was when I did 'All By Myself', because I love that song.
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It's been so amazing. I've always struggled with this barrier that I felt like I'd had up until blogging came along. Just one comment from somebody really sparks something in me. It doesn't need to be this huge war between me and the listeners anymore. I really thrive on that.
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Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.
