H. L. Mencken Quotes

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

H. L. Mencken

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956

Topics

WisdomIgnoranceDemocracyBelief

I don't know about the world, but I know kids. And I feel like sometimes kids don't get involved because they think, what can I do? I'm just a kid. And really kids can do so much.

Jenna Bush

WorldThinkFeelKnowSometimesKid

Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law... or, in a word justice.

Max Nordau

LifeGoodRespectJusticeEquality

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.

Robert Kennedy

LiveWisdomTragedyLivingTool

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

John Tillotson

MenWiseFoolsWise MenFitZeal

My mother left behind three daughters when she went to America and started a new life. I certainly felt abandoned when my father died of a brain tumour; I felt he had abandoned me to this terrible, volatile mother and I had no protection.

Amy Tan

LifeFatherMotherMeBrainAmerica

When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing that, that my breathing rate would increase, and that would affect my ability to think as well as I normally would. So when that starts happening, I slow down.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

ThinkSlowDoingDownMy OwnOwn

I don't think there is a life in the mundane 9-to-5 hypocrisy. That's not living.

RuPaul

LifeThinkHypocrisyLivingMundane

Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united.

Martin Yan

GreatStandAmericaCountryWhy

Raising three girls, I think it's important to teach them to support other women.

Martina McBride

WomenSupportThinkImportantThree

I had gone to the doctor. The doctor said, 'You're healthy as a horse. You've got two weight problems - two health problems because of your weight. Please do something.'

Jason Alexander

HealthDoctorProblemsHorseYou

Well, my view before was a Western view, and I certainly understand marriage equality and civil rights, equal rights for all, but having visited developing nations and some of the poorest nations in the world, I realize how deep it goes and how much work really needs to be done to create equality for all.

Jason Mraz

WorkMarriageEqualityWorldDeep

When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African-American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.

Johnny Otis

AgeCultureTeenHappyFriendsGot

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