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.

H. L. Mencken

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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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• I'm not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing.

  

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• There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.

  

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• You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.

  

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• I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.

  

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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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• Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit.

  

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• I was doing a tour of the 'Batman' live stage production, and I challenged the cast to join me to run. One time, we were running in Switzerland just before Christmas, and it was heavy snow. Another time, we were running down the Seine in Paris on Christmas Day, and we all had Santa hats on.

  

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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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• Nothing is inevitable until it happens.

  

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• People don't know how to behave in public anymore.

  

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• How do you manage your online identity? It's something I talk about with my students all the time.

  

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• I don't have an MBA, and I didn't go to Yale. I'm not an academic person and wasn't a good student. Instead, I've been taught by some of the most inspiring people in the world.

  

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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.

  

  H. L. Mencken
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