H. L. Mencken Quotes

If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.

H. L. Mencken

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I think if somebody commits to somebody by asking a woman to marry you, you should keep that commitment.

Joanna Krupa

CommitmentWomanThinkYouAsking

Becoming a parent is always going to be a default setting. I truly believe there will always be more people who want to have children than who don't.

Meghan Daum

ChildrenPeopleBelieveParentWant

It wasn't until my teenage years that a book really left a mark, and that was George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four.' It was on the syllabus at school when I was about 16, and I went on to read more of his books. It was the height of the Cold War, so a lot of the messages really resonated at the time.

John Niven

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Ego is the immediate dictate of human consciousness.

Max Planck

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We will work toward maintaining the status quo for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait in order to bring the greatest benefits and well-being to the Taiwanese people.

Tsai Ing-wen

WorkPeacePeopleWell-BeingWill

If Congress adds 5 percent to the debt, then their pay should be cut by 5 percent.

Ron DeSantis

CongressDebtPayCutPercentThen

Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we're in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience.

Loretta Lynn

BusinessExperienceRoadThinkWeird

I'm one of nine sisters. My parents were dairy farmers in Wisconsin. My father didn't believe in girls doing farm work. Girls did housework, and he hired young men to do farm work. I would have preferred to be outside.

Diane Hendricks

WorkFatherMenParentsBelieve

Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me.

Donald E. Westlake

CharacterMeBetterChoiceNever

Born a slave, Harriet Tubman was determined not to remain one. She escaped from her owners in Maryland on the Underground Railroad in 1849 and then fearlessly returned thirteen times to help guide family members and others to freedom as the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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Technically, I'm a knight. My family goes back a thousand years in the Naples area. We're a titled, noble people.

Paul Sorvino

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I don't understand 'The Only Way Is Essex' and 'Made in Chelsea': the way they pretend there's no camera. I cannot fathom the attraction.

Shaun Evans

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