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H. L. Mencken Quotes

Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Good Men Man Wise Free Giving

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

Drunk Kangaroo Off Skates Like Hall

I was raised Catholic. I went to Catholic school for 12 years.

School Years I Was Raised Raised

I am beekeeper, but I am also a writer, and some years ago, I sat down at a typewriter to experiment with words, to try to tease out of the amorphous, chaotic and wordless part of myself the reason why I was staying on this hilltop in the Ozarks after my first husband, with whom I had started a beekeeping business, and I had divorced.

Business Myself Words I Am Husband

Some of the writers I've praised are Sara Paretsky, Val McDermid, Elisabeth George and Minette Walters. Strangely enough, almost all are women.

Women Enough Almost Some Praised

I was raised to be a very intelligent housewife.

Intelligent I Was Raised Housewife

I always like to keep myself moving.

Jonathan Lipnicki

Myself Moving Always Keep Like

I believe in supporting African solutions to African problems.

Donald M. Payne

Believe Problems I Believe Solutions

The main influence on voters should be a series of robust debates among the candidates. It's a free country, so this is a tough problem to solve, but I'd love to see an election season with zero political ads, and all voters had to decide based on watching four national debates over the two months leading to election day.

Love Day Influence Free Tough

I wanted to give myself the opportunity to do the coolest drag I could possibly do.

Opportunity Myself Drag Give Wanted

Problems only exist in the human mind.

Anthony de Mello

Mind Problems Human Human Mind Exist

Really great entrepreneurs have this very special mix of unstoppable optimism and scathing paranoia.

Great Optimism Special Paranoia Mix

I love New York. It 'as made me who I am, know what I mean?

Love I Am New York Me New Know

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