H. L. Mencken Quotes

One of the most mawkish of human delusions is the notion that friendship should be eternal, or, at all events, life-long, and that any act which puts a term to it is somehow discreditable.

H. L. Mencken

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FriendshipHumanEventsActMost

I went to high school in Texas for one year, my senior year. My parents wanted me to get out of Stockholm because I was running with the wrong crew. They wanted me to get back to my roots.

Joel Kinnaman

SchoolParentsMeRootsHigh School

In a marriage, in any long-term relationship, not to bother with lying. There's no time for that. If you have any sort of secret life, it will come back to haunt you.

Andy Garcia

LifeMarriageRelationshipTimeYou

I was just used to being in shape, and getting out of it was really difficult for me.

McKayla Maroney

MeDifficultOutShapeUsedJust

You can't say history teaches us this or that; it gives us more questions than answers, and many answers to every question.

Amin Maalouf

HistoryQuestionsYouSayQuestion

I remember making my own fragrances when I was young.

Suki Waterhouse

RememberYoungMy OwnOwnMaking

We all have dark sides to ourselves, and I want to portray that in a realistic way.

Tom Weston-Jones

DarkWantWaySidesRealistic

If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son.

Rudyard Kipling

SonManLosingWorldYouWill

There really can be no peace without justice. There can be no justice without truth. And there can be no truth, unless someone rises up to tell you the truth.

Louis Farrakhan

TruthJusticePeaceSomeoneYouUp

My iPhone stays on. All my friends and family know that I hate the phone, so no one calls me on it. I just use it to play Words With Friends and take pictures of cute shoes.

Jasika Nicole

FamilyShoesCuteHateWordsMe

Mr. Brooks and I have been friends forever. He is in seventh heaven with his new success on Broadway.

Dom DeLuise

SuccessFriendsHeavenNewForever

I love women that have an ease to the way they dress. I think Vanessa Paradis and Alexa Chung do that very well.

Ashley Madekwe

LoveWomenDressThinkWayWell

I hate when the sun is high and there are no shadows. If I could do super high-budget movies, I would only shoot when the sun starts to get low - but you can't just shoot for four hours every day.

Susanne Bier

HateDaySunYouEvery DayShadows

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