[Mark] Twain called Congress "the only distinctly native criminal class in America. We've lately sent a United States Senator to the penitentiary."… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
[Mark] Twain was a publisher. He published General Grant's Memoirs (a big success) and had a hand in the publishing of many… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
Please don't refer to me as "channeling Mark Twain." I'm an actor. Not a channeler. That word is an iPhone shortcut. Acting… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
Look, see, learn, become a citizen of Mankind, not just Hannibal, Missouri. That is the message of [Mark] Twain. — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
Mark Twain married the daughter of one of New York State's leading Abolitionists, Jervis Langdon, who helped Frederick Douglass who became the… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
You can go into Mark Twain's material and prove anything you want. He was against war. He was for war. He was… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
[Mark] Twain is pointing at you. You, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. That is… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
What are we going to do about the injuries to our country still going on right in front of our eyes? It… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
Why do I keep performing at my age? What else am I going to do? Play golf? I tried that years ago… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
I never, ever update Mark Twain. I don't modernize it. I let the audience update the material. When I go out on… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
The interesting scope of Mark Twain's development as a human being is that he grew. He saw, he travelled, he studied this… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
The main thing about money is that it makes you do things you don't want to do. — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
Man is the religious animal. He is the only one that's got true religion, several of them. — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
I developed a resistance to authority. Not to discipline - I learned that. But to authority. I like to think for myself. And I… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
[Mark] Twain called Congress "the only distinctly native criminal class in America. We've lately sent a United States Senator to the penitentiary." That was… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
There was so much to learn and it was all fun. But the best part was getting a laugh from an audience. That was… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
[Mark] Twain was a publisher. He published General Grant's Memoirs (a big success) and had a hand in the publishing of many of his… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
We live in a democracy. We have this extraordinary opportunity to use our mind and say what we think, speak as we think. Sometimes… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
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![“[Mark] Twain was a publisher. He published General Grant's Memoirs (a big success) and had a hand in the publishing of many of his own books. He would, I think, be very keen about the question of how a book would sell.” quote by Hal Holbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/087/hal-holbrook-17109_bigs_mark-twain-was-a-publisher-he-published_1197578.jpg)
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![“[Mark] Twain is pointing at you. You, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. That is what has made it a great American novel and the most widely read book in American Literature around the world today.” quote by Hal Holbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ca3/hal-holbrook-17109_american-literature_mark-twain-is-pointing-at-you-you-the-re_3109645.jpg)
![“What are we going to do about the injuries to our country still going on right in front of our eyes? It gets me out of bed in the morning. It makes me mad enough to get my blood up and want to get out there with [Mark] Twain and get it said and that is why I still hit the road and go out on the…” quote by Hal Holbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/09d/hal-holbrook-17109_alive_what-are-we-going-to-do-about-the-injuri_2601200.jpg)
![“Why do I keep performing at my age? What else am I going to do? Play golf? I tried that years ago and all I did was cuss. I can do that without the walk, cuss at Congress and let [Mark]Twain do it. "Imagine that you were an idiot. And then imagine that you were a member of Congress. Wait - I've…” quote by Hal Holbrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f88/hal-holbrook-17109_age_why-do-i-keep-performing-at-my-age-what_2677226.jpg)
