H. L. Mencken Quotes

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.

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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My grandparents in Istria had a frasca, which is about the most basic kind of grocery/restaurant. They sold wine from their own vineyard. I took control of the vineyard, hired a local winemaker, and bought another winery in 1996. We had our first commercial vintage in 1998.

Joe Bastianich

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I've had three wives and three guitars. I still play the guitars.

Andres Segovia

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We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines.

Maxine Waters

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America's greatest strength has always been its hopeful vision of human progress.

John McCain

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My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects.

Robert M. Hutchins

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Religion has certainly been shoved down my throat.

Michael Douglas

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I learned at 50 that there are things that are not my department. Distribution is one of those things.

John Schneider

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I believe we can accelerate our acumen, performance and success by leveraging our associations and spending time with people better than us.

Robin S. Sharma

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We have a failed state in Syria.

Michael McCaul

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I actually cried during 'Titanic'. It was one of the few movies I've seen in the theater multiple times.

Jason Earles

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People have to be able to make money off their brains and their hearts. Or else we're all going to starve, and it's the machines that'll get good.

Jaron Lanier

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I am a drinker with writing problems.

Brendan Behan

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