H. L. Mencken Quotes
Mankind has failed miserably in its effort to devise a rational system of government. ... The art of government is the exclusive possession of quacks and frauds. It has been so since the earliest days, and it will probably remain so until the end of time.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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It's hard to bring up your children on benefit. It's easier if you can do part- time work, or even full-time work, and actually have a better standard of living, and that's the direction in which we are going.
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Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil.
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In the year 3000, everything will be instant.
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I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
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Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
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All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure. If you do it wrong, it won't.
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I'm very tomboy, and I'm inspired by hip hop artists.
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My movies are painfully personal, but I'm never trying to let you know how personal they are. It's my job to make it be personal, and also to disguise that so only I or the people who know me know how personal it is. 'Kill Bill' is a very personal movie.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Like funny men, skilled diners are apparently perceived to have an evolutionary advantage.
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I am an artist who works with Lego.
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I always had the dream of flying, and the cheapest way is to become a skydiver.
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Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb.
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My father Lloyd Bridges was very versatile in his parts, but he had a hit in the '60s 'Sea Hunt,' where he played a skin diver. And he was so into that role that people actually thought he was a skin-diver.
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It's been wonderful to hear so many excited and intelligent responses to 'Beautiful Children,' not only from reviewers but also from the people coming out to my readings.
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As a former prosecutor, sometimes people refer to me as 'Attila the Hun.' I understand how people can get a reputation sometimes.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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Mankind has failed miserably in its effort to devise a rational system of government. ... The art of government is the exclusive possession of quacks and frauds. It has been so since the earliest days, and it will probably remain so until the end of time.
