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H. L. Mencken Quotes

It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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God Imagination Wise Impossible Easy

Emerson's fame as a writer and thinker was firmly established during his lifetime by the books he gave to the world.

World Fame Thinker Lifetime Books

Here lies one whose name was writ in water.

Water Name Here Whose Lies Writ

Having a studio tell you when to jump and how high eight months of the year for six years is not a relationship I want to get into again.

Relationship Year You Jump Want Get

I have been doing merch' since I was 15 and in bands when I was a teenager - silk-screening shirts, making the emulsion in my mom's closet I converted into a dark room, through college. That's essentially how us bands survived was selling homemade t-shirts.

College Mom Doing Dark Selling Room

The Paralympics have for too long been considered the poor cousin of the Olympics. It's always run after the main games and rarely gets anything like the media coverage.

Media Long Run Games Poor Anything

The War on Terror is one of the most critical national security efforts in our history.

History War Security Critical Most

I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year.

Confidence I Am Me Win Champion Now

There's a certain logic to systems, and that logic is fairly self-evident. It's very straightforward, usually. It might take a little research, it might take a little bit of industry to prize it out, but it's there to be seen.

Michael Nesmith

Research Logic Out Little Industry

I suppose for a very long time I've been trying to understand how it is that people might make sense out of their lives and make meaning and make their lives meaningful in the face of the trouble that life brings.

Jordan Peterson

Life Time People Face Meaning Long

Staying humble has always been really important to me, and always being proud of what you're representing.

Humble Me Proud You Important Been

Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians.

Peace Conflict Solution Possible See

Samuel Johnson called it the vanity of human wishes, and Buddhists talk about the endless cycle of desire. Social psychologists say we get trapped on a hedonic treadmill. What they all mean is that we wish, plan and work for things that we think will make us happy, but when we finally get them, we aren't nearly as happy as we thought we'd be.

Work Happy Think Thought Wish Plan

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