H. L. Mencken Quotes
The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.
Quotes to Explore
-
I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
-
There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
-
Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
-
For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
-
I have a vast curiosity about our universe, our origins, and its probable future.
-
I feel like people who know me, my fans, I want them to know I'm just a regular 21-year-old kid who likes movies, who likes to have fun. It lets people see the other side of you and not just the basketball thing.
-
I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
-
People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
-
Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.
-
When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live.
-
I need this wild life, this freedom.
-
In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
-
I think that we live in a highly specialized, technologically advanced society. Highly developed societies tend to have very remote understandings about what underlies our prosperity.
-
Our family suffers from a hereditary condition called, generally, mental illness. Specifically, multiple family members in successive generations have suffered from either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
-
There is no birth of consciousness without pain.
-
It is more profitable for your congressman to support the tobacco industry than your life.
-
I don't read books.
-
I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.
-
She had the kind of looks that had probably been quite pretty in high school, but were now worn down by years of smoking cigarettes, raising children, and the disappointment of being married to an asshole.
-
I'm a big believer in investing for the long term, and the decisions you make shouldn't be made if the economy is good or bad at a specific time.
-
It's such fun to take a lot of people and create something silly.
-
I like having peace and quiet in my life, and I am perfectly happy in my relationships.
-
I famously tasted shark fin soup many, many years ago before we understood exactly what was going on with the harvesting of sharks. I've consequently come out against it. I make personal choices in my life and stand behind them.
-
The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.
