H. L. Mencken Quotes

Say what you will about the ten commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.

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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FunnyYouBackSayWillAlways

What makes you a SEAL, what makes you a SEAL is being a good tactician on the battle field, understanding how to shoot, move, and communicate, knowing small unit maneuver warfare. That's what makes a good SEAL, and so that is the course of instruction that I taught, was getting SEAL platoons ready for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jocko Willink

GoodSmallBattleUnderstandingYou

My intentions with any of my music is to keep it futuristic and updated and be experimental and try new things.

Mayer Hawthorne

MusicNew ThingsNewTryIntentions

You can't play someone and judge them at the same time.

Sterling K. Brown

TimeJudgeSomeoneYouPlaySame

I'd like to do a record that doesn't even reference actual places. Because I think it's kind of an open-ended concept. It doesn't have to be taken so literally.

Sufjan Stevens

ThinkKindPlacesBecauseLikeEven

I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor and the oppressed peoples of the world. We have a special commitment to the city.

Tony Campolo

WorkCommitmentCityWorldDoing

With success comes responsibility of playing your part, to do what you can to help not only those that helped you get to where you're at, but the future of who's going to be playing a part of your business and everything you do in your entire career.

Rob Dyrdek

SuccessFutureBusinessHelpYou

Our pool is outdoors, but it's heated, and I've got one of those machines that produces waves you have to swim against; like a jogging treadmill, really, only it's in water. Basically, it means you can have a small pool, swim for miles, and get nowhere.

Rupert Penry-Jones

WaterSmallWavesOutdoorsYouPool

Any exercise is better than nothing, even if it's only five minutes.

Mary Helen Bowers

BetterExerciseNothingFiveMinutes

I love the spiritual side of religion, but the church, for me, is a place where I feel very repressed.

Julia Davis

LoveReligionSpiritualMeChurch

The ocean is 20 minutes away. Nature surrounds me 24/7. I wake up to the sounds of birds chirping. I also love that I can go out to dinner in jeans and flip-flops.

Jordana Brewster

NatureLoveOceanMeDinnerBirds

Snowboarding requires lower-body strength.

Chloe Kim

StrengthSnowboardingRequires

I don't hold with the notion that only bad books make good movies.

Anthony Minghella

GoodBadMoviesHoldOnlyBooks

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