H. L. Mencken Quotes
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
H. L. Mencken
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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.
Daniel Boulud
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Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers.
A. R. Ammons
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
Dana Perino
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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.
Camilla Belle
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
Malorie Blackman
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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.
Larry Gagosian
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Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame;
He hides behind a magisterial air
He own offences, and strips others' bare.
William Cowper
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Christian scholars often say that Sufi theories are close to those of Christianity. Many Moslems maintain that they are essentially derived from Islam. The resemblance of many Sufi ideas to those of several religious and esoteric systems are sometimes taken as evidence of derivation. The Islamic interpretation is that religion is of one origin, differences being due to local or historical causes.
Idries Shah
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I really enjoy my philanthropic work, traveling around the world and helping people in need. That's a lot of fun for me. It's really rewarding. You're helping people, but it's helping you, too. It puts life in perspective when you come back and you say, 'Man, it's raining again in Minnesota.'
Larry Fitzgerald
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The privilege of absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only.
Thomas Hobbes
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I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.
Edgar Allan Poe
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
H. L. Mencken
