H. L. Mencken Quotes
Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.
Quotes to Explore
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May He who holds in his hands the destinies of nations, make you worthy of the favors He has bestowed, and enabled you with pure hearts and hands and sleepless vigilance, to guard and defend to the end of time, the great charge He has committed to your keeping.
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The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
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You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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I can't watch a Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting.
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I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day.
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Leaks are always bad news.
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I'm addicted to making music, but I don't want to do it forever. I just want a farm. Farms make you happy.
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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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People don't know how to behave in public anymore.
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I always tell people a clean cooking area is a clean mind which is available for the creativity.
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I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turn into confident ducks.
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I'm really into personalities. There have been certain girls that I've been attracted to, but when we got to chatting, it was such a let-down. So for me, a great personality is key.
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I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.
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For the most part, editors no longer view 'Doonesbury' as a rolling provocation, which is fine by me. It makes no sense to intentionally antagonize the very people on whose support you most depend.
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One wrong move, and you destroy your career.
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If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.
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Every show is unique, some shows have the master plan and have everything figured out and that's just the way they do things. It's like high school. Some people write their papers the second they get their assignments, and some people write it the day after it's due. I am the latter.
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Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.
