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H. L. Mencken Quotes

Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

History Unsuccessful Historian

Quantum physics is quite interesting. All these tiny particles are there as much as they're not there. That to me is very, very interesting. And how our thoughts change the outcome of an experiment, I think that's all quite spiritual.

Change Spiritual Me Thoughts Think

At 23, you can completely, literally reinvent yourself if you want to.

Yourself You Want Reinvent Literally

Mine was quite a working-class childhood with very little money, and my father was out of work a couple of times, which had quite a traumatic effect.

Work Father Money Childhood Out

I always felt more comfortable with a full face of makeup.

Makeup Face Comfortable More Always

You can tell a lot about a person by the people who work for them.

Ann-Marie MacDonald

Work People You Person Tell Who

I want to be evil! I did play Lady Macbeth on stage to Alec Baldwin's Macbeth back in New York in 1998. But I've played a lot of characters who are so righteous and understanding. I don't want to be a goody-goody two-shoes all the time.

Time New York Evil Understanding New

I felt like I was betraying my family. But I knew that trying to explain my emotions in a movie like this was more important than leaving them unspoken.

Family Trying Emotions Important

India allows you the luxury of a million inequalities. You can be a schoolboy selling tea to passengers sitting in a state transport bus, but you are royalty when compared to a shirtless, barefoot village boy, from what was traditionally considered an untouchable caste, living on snails and small fish - and sometimes rats.

Tea Small Fish Royalty Luxury You

I used to think there was something dirty about being paid for something which is a sacred thing to do. I can't disconnect the act of writing music from the act of prayer. If anyone tries to stop me working, it feels like someone is trying to stop me from taking communion.

Music Prayer Me Writing Think Dirty

I don't think a lot of people gave 'Beavis & Butt-Head' credit for how subtle it could be.

People Think Credit Subtle How Gave

I loved downers, almost any kind. Loved the colors of them. Loved them yellow... I did. I would just have a bouquet in my hands at night.

Rosemary Clooney

Yellow Colors Night Loved Hands

I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.

Work Goals Time Think Uncomfortable

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