H. L. Mencken Quotes
When a private citizen is robbed, a worthy man is deprived of the fruits of his industry and thrift; when the government is robbed, the worst that happens is that certain rogues and loafers have less money to play with than they had before.

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If you interact with anyone, ultimately, all people are the same. However they're dressed, when you're in the house with a person, they're going to be a regular human being.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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My hope that Thatcher would inadvertently bring about a new political revolution was well and truly bogus. All that sprang out of Thatcherism were extreme financialisation, the triumph of the shopping mall over the corner store, the fetishisation of housing and Tony Blair.
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Don't sell credits; don't sell walk-on roles... If people want to back you, they'll back you. But if you have to entice people will walk-on roles and crazy credits, you're undermining yourself.
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The more of what our music does violates the premise of its format that it's presented in, the better. So, hearing our music in the supermarket, a Muzak version, is great.
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I put so much of myself out there and make myself so accessible that sometimes I fear I make myself too accessible.
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Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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There's so much to learn about acting and performance in general... I mean, acting is a very complex art, and there are a lot more theories and methods and techniques to it than I think anybody would think.
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My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
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Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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I am primarily concerned with the condition of man.
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One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.
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I would like to be more fit, but I don't think I will put on fat or gain weight for movie roles. I am not going to do that.
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A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
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In the end, our minds and their ability to create new ideas are the ultimate source of all human wealth. That's a resource nearly without limit.
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Age, like distance lends a double charm.
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All souls are equal and alike and have the similar nature and qualities.
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Most superhero characters we see these days are from foreign countries. I would like to play a superhero that shows off Korean power.
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Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practices that go well beyond the scope of fair competition.
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As a female pilot, the sacred rose garden in my heart is the motherland's blue sky.
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We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them.
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This is a choice, ladies and gentleman, between Texas and Washington. Most of Ted Cruz's money comes from Washington, from outside the state of Texas, and they've run millions and millions of untrue ads against me.
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When a private citizen is robbed, a worthy man is deprived of the fruits of his industry and thrift; when the government is robbed, the worst that happens is that certain rogues and loafers have less money to play with than they had before.