H. L. Mencken Quotes
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More than trends, consumers need functionality. Everything needs an element of fashion, but that's more like a spice.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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I'm very obsessed with 'The Real Housewives' franchise. It's a bad obsession.
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I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.
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The C student starts a restaurant. The A student writes restaurant reviews.
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I miss my friends in public school, but it's kind of a part of something that you have to give up. I'd rather perform than go to public school.
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I do constantly get to change the way I look, which is sort of an old-school idea of acting.
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Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do I tend to gravitate to them as a reader.
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With legitimate journalists I've always had a great time - I've never gone out of my way to court the press. That's probably cost me some money, but I've always had the respect of my peers.
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I'm no producer's kid.
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A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't.
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I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
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Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
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Lester is the Rock of Gibraltar. Nothing can rattle him. I am not. I was always flying off the handle about things. And the one person who could calm me down and make me realize that none of this silliness mattered was Lester Holt.
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I do think that she [Hillary Clinton] will prove that she's the best, whether she's in the White House or somewhere else. I think it will very much be a historic moment, when we are able to say that we actually have done something like put a woman in the White House. Its very interesting to think about considering its taken us long as it has.
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I learned a great many years ago that in a fight between husband and wife, a third party should never get between the woman's skillet and the man's ax-helve.
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A man who is a man goes on until he can go no further—and then goes twice as far.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
