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H. L. Mencken Quotes

It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously.

H. L. Mencken

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Men World Trouble Seriously Teach

I get stopped by people on the Upper West Side of Manhattan - actors, directors, people that I revere - who are closet conservatives who feel the same way but can't speak out. And they think I am fighting for them so they can come out of the closet eventually and express themselves without worrying about losing their jobs.

Andrew Breitbart

I Am Losing People Speak Think Feel

I wish it were simply a nightmare, but I think that any reasonable person watching American politics would come to the conclusion that a second Bush administration would in fact incorporate a more radicalized version of what we've seen in the first administration.

Robert Reich

Politics Think American Wish Person

The owner always has the final say. You have to decide who is going to be the best fit for the organization.

Jeffrey Lurie

Best Organization You Say Always

What we do not need are career politicians that simply run for office to be somebody with a big title. We don't need that.

Ron Johnson

Career Run Office Need Politicians

When you are live you never know what is going to happen.

Michael Schenker

Live You Know Never Happen Going

It's heartbreaking that so many hundreds of millions of people around the world are desperate for the right to vote, but here in America people stay home on election day.

Moby

Home Day People World America Vote

The reason I can achieve so many different feelings is because the people I listen to have always been so diverse.

Jay IDK

People Feelings I Can Achieve Listen

Every actor I ever meet goes, 'Ultimately I plan on having my own company and write and direct,' but yes, I too would love to write and direct a movie. I want to do a play, too. I want to do it all.

Jason Schwartzman

Love Plan Play Want Meet Actor

For me, in the third book, when Peeta gets brainwashed by the Capitol, that's going to be fun to play. The rest of the time he's very much into Katniss, and for that to get turned around and to play it the other way, that's going to be very exciting.

Josh Hutcherson

Time Fun Me Book Rest Play

We go to Europe, and they think we're totally prejudiced 'cause we hang the bars and stripes. But for us, the bars and stripes doesn't mean we want to see anybody in slavery or anything like that. It's just our heritage. To us, the bars and stripes means grits, 'y'all,' and the beauty of the South. There's no prejudice at all in that with us.

Johnny Van Zant

Beauty Slavery Think Heritage Want

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.

Douglas Adams

Involved Here Contradiction He Then

I didn't know anything about Eliza when I first got the call about 'Hamilton.' Tommy Kail, the director, asked me if I wanted to be a part of it. I knew what he was talking about because I'd seen the video of Lin performing it at the White House for Barack and Michelle Obama.

Phillipa Soo

Me Talking House White Know First