H. L. Mencken Quotes
To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
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I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.
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We have to stop rewarding bad behavior.
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I can now say that the more I learnt about Islam, the more tolerant I became.
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The idea of a soulmate is beautiful and very romantic to talk about it in a movie or a song, but in reality, I find it scary.
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During the civilisation and development process of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has made an indelible contribution to the civilisation and advancement of mankind.
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We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.
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Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political.
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Iraq did not spontaneously opt for disarmament. They did it as part of a ceasefire, so they were forced to do it, otherwise the war might have gone on. So the motivation has been very different.
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I challenged things that needed to be challenged at Purdue.
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Economists of a classical bent lay a large part of the decline of employment, and thus lagging output, to a contraction of labour supply.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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I came back to do a live concert. Nobody had done that before and I know my managers were worried.
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The vast majority of studies say anti-aging supplements don't work.
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In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.
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We got to know the competition very well. In the '50s popcorn made a big growth in sales. Our main push was to produce the best quality and sell in quality retail outlets.
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Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.
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'The Big Sleep' would have been a more effective study of nightmarish existence had the detective been more complicated and had more curiosity been shown about his sweetheart's relation to the crime.
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I started working professionally as soon as I could, doing weddings and things like that in high school, while everyone else was having keg parties. I just felt destined to do it and really committed and driven; it was something that just felt right all my life.
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I think I always had a musicality, and I think I could tell a good song from a bad song. And I would appreciate hearing something that was new to me.
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L.A. doesn't have any big personality to me; it's not inspiring.
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I'd love to do another 'Indiana Jones.' A character that has a history and a potential, kind of a rollicking good movie ride for the audience, Steven Spielberg as a director - what's not to like?
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I never wanted to be like other blues singers. I might like hearing them play, but I've never wanted to be anyone other than myself. There are a few people that I've wished I could play like, but when I tried, it didn't work.
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Adrianne Harun's dark, mysterious novel is by turns Gothic and grittily realistic, astute and poetic in its evocation of evil everywhere.
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To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
