H. L. Mencken Quotes

No one in this world, so far as I know - and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me - has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.

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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There is nothing you can tell me to discourage me.

Ann Coulter

MeYouNothingTellDiscourage

I feel like in a lot of ways I can relate to the fans, just being a fan of music myself.

Jeff Ament

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Change is the only constant, whether it's in music, culture, dance or fashion.

Sonu Nigam

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Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.

Rob Bell

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The elements which are the most widely diffused have small atomic weights.

Dmitri Mendeleev

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I came to the conclusion that I'm not going to give up cycling because some people are cheating.

Bradley Wiggins

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Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.

Alfred Marshall

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There's no money in documentaries.

Sydney Pollack

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We know that children who are healthier do not require medical treatment or care, both of which cost time and money. So, by avoiding illness, infants have a greater chance of growing into healthier children who are able to attend school and become more productive members of society.

Seth Berkley

ChildrenTimeMoneyMedicalSchool

There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn't mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders.

Noam Chomsky

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I think people just like seeing friendship. I think people like seeing people who just drive each other up the wall, but at same time, can't live without each other.

Martin Freeman

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When I went to the all-Ireland final - Kerry against Dublin - I couldn't get away for an hour and a half with people coming up and wishing me all the best. Not one of them said, 'Martin, when did you leave the IRA?' But every one of them knew I was in the IRA at one stage.

Martin McGuinness

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