H. L. Mencken Quotes
That it should still be necessary, at this late stage in the senility of the human race to argue that women have a fine and fluent intelligence is surely an eloquent proof of the defective observation, incurable prejudice, and general imbecility of their lords and masters.
H. L. Mencken
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Dan Pink
The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.
Salman Rushdie
Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.
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The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
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Dana Ashbrook
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Ted Turner
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Napoleon Hill
My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
Uzo Aduba
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Jack Ma
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Owen Hart
Casting my fate to the heavens, quite literally, I decided to go wireless. Completely wireless. All wireless, all the time, everywhere.
Kara Swisher
It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
Magnus Carlsen
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Edgar Ramirez
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Barbara Mandrell
My desires are simply I love to teach, I love to be in uniform, I love to throw batting practice, I love to be with the kids.
Gary Carter
I travel around the world, and there are so many beautiful girls, but that's not going to make you a supermodel. You have to have something more than just a pretty face.
Irina Shayk
I play computer games, watch TV and do what normal people do.
Gareth Bale
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Nancy Grace
I think, whatever makes you happy in life, you gotta do it. You can't plan in life too much.
Micheal Ray Stevenson
How is it even sustainable in 21st-century America that women earn, on average, 77 cents for every dollar earned by men?
Naomi Wolf
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Jenny Lewis
I don't think guys judge curvy women as much as women do. It shocks me how catty some women can be. In my whole life, I only had one guy break up with me over weight.
Ashley Graham
That it should still be necessary, at this late stage in the senility of the human race to argue that women have a fine and fluent intelligence is surely an eloquent proof of the defective observation, incurable prejudice, and general imbecility of their lords and masters.
H. L. Mencken
