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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Rather than just mimic processes in nature, I think we can harness the powers of nature itself and allow it to help us create. That, in a way is what the 'Dune' project is all about.
Magnus Larsson
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Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.
Dale Carnegie
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Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.
S. Jay Olshansky
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If a bell failed to ring, if a stove smoked, if a wheel on a machine stuck, you knew at once where to look and did so with alacrity; you found the defect and knew how to cure it. But the thing within you, the secret mainspring that alone gave meaning to life, the thing within us that alone is living, alone is capable of feeling pleasure and pain, of craving happiness and experiencing it- that was unknown. You knew nothing about that, nothing at all, and if the mainspring failed there was no cure. Wasn't it insane?
Hermann Hesse
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Obedience is a powerful spiritual medicine. It comes close to being a cure-all.
Boyd K. Packer
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The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.
H. L. Mencken
