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Mark Twain Quotes

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910

Topics

People Chance Person Against Chances

Children themselves know they are being cheated. Ultimately we owe it to our children. They are in school for 190 days a year. Every moment they spend learning is precious. If a year goes by and they are not being stretched and excited, that blights their life.

Life Learning Children Moment School

I even believe if you're killing a team, you shouldn't stop. You should respect your opponents enough to play 100 percent the whole time. And by the same token, if you're getting killed by the other team, you should never quit.

Respect Time Team Believe Enough

The recession of the late 1980s was a very visible humiliation. Cities across Britain had become the victims of botched battlefield surgery - surgery that involved the ripping up of factories, the flattening of buildings, and the razing of the Victorian heritage of heavy labour.

Buildings Late Heritage Become Heavy

In a capitalistic society, success is determined by whether you can pay the bills.

Television Gimmick

For me, if I were to be at home in any kind of style, it is more comedy than anything else.

Home Style Me Comedy Kind More

Bill Murray doesn't do anything. He barely shows up at the movies he says he's going to do.

Movies Up Anything Going He Says

I thought, 'Who is the first vampire ever? It's Peter Murphy!'

Thought First Vampire Who Ever

I've seen that phenomenally successful people believe they can learn something from everybody. I call them 'mavericks with mentors.' Richard Branson, for instance, is a total maverick but he surrounds himself with incredibly successful, smart people and he listens to them.

Brendon Burchard

Smart People Believe Learn Mentors

Horror is a part of science fiction. It belongs in the definition of sci-fi.

Science Horror Science Fiction Sci-Fi

The thing about 'On the Doll,' I was doing 'Nip/Tuck' at the time, and I was doing only 5 or 6 scenes an episode. So I had some free time, and I wanted to do something completely different than what I've ever done before.

Time Free Doing Done Doll Something

You cant be afraid to take a risk. You can't be afraid to take a risk because you think you might fail.

Think You Risk Afraid Fail Take

I don't need politicians doing a 24-hour prayer with Oral Roberts to get our country back on track.

Prayer Doing Back Country Need Get

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