H. L. Mencken Quotes
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When man possesses a good, sound body that does not overpower him nor disturb the equilibrium in him, he possesses a divine gift. In short, a good constitution facilitates the rule of the soul over the body, but it is not impossible to conquer a bad constitution by training.
Maimonides
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A state of shock is what results when a gap opens up between events and our initial ability to explain them. When we find ourselves in that position, without a story, without our moorings, a great many people become vulnerable to authority figures telling us to fear one another and relinquish our rights for the greater good.
Naomi Klein
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I'm superstitious... but not like wear the same underwear for two weeks superstitious.
Kate Hudson
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Acting in film, you know, I hear all the time, people say 'You did so much better than I thought you would.' So there's an added element of surprise in film, different than in music.
T.I.
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No one thought the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight would happen, but I had patience.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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In the car on my way to the studio, I was listening to 'Where Are U Now' with Justin Bieber and Jack U, so I was like, 'Wow, this is such a banger.' I loved the thought of having a ballad at the beginning and then just a massive drop.
Zara Larsson
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For we constantly deal with practical problems, with molders, contractors, derricks, stone-men, ropes, builders, scaffoldings, marble assistants, bronze-men, trucks, rubbish men, plasterers, and what-not else, all the while trying to soar into the blue.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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I have this sense of humour which is about as sophisticated as a seven-year-old schoolboy. I get very overexcited and silly.
Natasha Little
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I aspire only to silence.
Felix Feneon
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All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils.
Sophocles
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Remorse ... is one of the many afflictions for which time finds a cure.
Winifred Holtby
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The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.
H. L. Mencken
