H. L. Mencken Quotes
Women have a hard time of it in this world. They are oppressed by man-made laws, man-made social customs, masculine egoism, the delusion of masculine superiority. Their one comfort is the assurance that, even though it may be impossible to prevail against man, it is always possible to enslave and torture a man.
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For every benefit conferred, God is to be praised in his gifts. Otherwise when the time of judgment comes, that man will be punished as an ingrate who cannot say to God: 'Your statutes were my song in the land of exile.'
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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A pitcher is only as good as his legs.
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I always managed to get in trouble, like every kid. But I had to learn a lot of hard lessons on my own, without parents who would nurture me and guard me through that part of life, at a very young age.
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.
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In my novels, there are twelve ancient 'memory tools,' all now lost. Each of the 'Reincarnationist' books revolves around a different tool.
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I love Coco de Mer.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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There's always merit to having a debate.
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.
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I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
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In college, I was a huge fan of 'Les Miserables.' I seem to remember that people who were into French literature preferred Hugo's poetry.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.
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Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
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The world expects India to be one of the leaders in solving the problems of politics and economics. India sits at the high table in most major multilateral deliberations. What India says is heard with attention and seriousness.
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I go to bed angry and I get up angrier every morning.
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Teaching is good for me. It forces me to articulate ways of doing things or rules of thumb that I've sort of taken for granted.
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I moved to Dallas in 1975 and stayed there until 1980. That's when I decided it was time to move to L.A.
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I've been writing and wanting to direct for a long time.
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You focus on the here and now in order to escape existence forever and vanish into Nirvana. There is another religious impulse that is the opposite of this. It uses a world elsewhere in order to affirm life and give a reason to "go forth and multiply".
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Women have a hard time of it in this world. They are oppressed by man-made laws, man-made social customs, masculine egoism, the delusion of masculine superiority. Their one comfort is the assurance that, even though it may be impossible to prevail against man, it is always possible to enslave and torture a man.
