H. L. Mencken Quotes
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
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After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I've cut right back on alcohol.
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I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I will be who I am and I will win how much I can win.
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Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job.
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I'm 20 years old, and I still love love. I hope I'm sweet. Just your everyday girl.
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I remember as a little girl I could tell you the name of the dog next door, but I couldn't tell you the names of the kids. The dog was my best friend. I love animals. They give so much to you and demand so little.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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If I could meet Quentin Tarantino, I don't know if I'd just ask him one question. I'd probably milk it into, like, 500 questions.
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Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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I'm very ambitious, but I also love myself - which means I try to take care of myself.
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Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.
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It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.
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Telly never has any smart, amusing intellectuals living on a council estate.
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The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back down! They shall never surrender!
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The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.
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We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere.
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Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence.
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I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.
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Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
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I'd rather not deal with such questions, because anyway it's like shearing a pig - lots of screams but little wool.
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Nothing's going to come to you by sitting around and waiting for it.
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When I was younger, on weekends, my mom would make us pancakes with our initials on them and then a tiny cup of coffee. I remember at 10 sneaking my own coffee and pouring a ton of sugar in and going up to the playroom and drinking it.
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In Jiu-Jitsu, every instinct you have wants to do everything but relax or breathe when someone's attacking you, and learning that takes a long time. I think that's why a lot of people stop at blue belt because it's really hard to do. It's hard to take that next step. It took me a long time.
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I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
