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Imagine Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- It is difficult to imagine anyone having any real hopes for the human race in the face of the fact that the great majority of…
- The movies today are too rich to have any room for genuine artists. They produce a few passable craftsmen, but no artists. Can you imagine…
- The great masses of men, though theoretically free, are seen to submit supinely to oppression and exploitation of a hundred abhorrent sorts. Have they no…
- The time must come inevitably when mankind shall surmount the imbecility of religion, as it has surmounted the imbecility of religion's ally, magic. It is…
- Of all the classes of men, I dislike the most those who make their livings by talking - actors, clergymen, politicians, pedagogues, and so on.…
- The only kind of freedom that the mob can imagine is freedom to annoy and oppress its betters, and that is precisely the kind that…
- 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…
- It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.
- The average schoolmaster is and always must be essentially an ass, for how can one imagine an intelligent man engaging in so puerile an avocation.
- Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable.
More Imagine Quotes
- To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there. — Richard Bach
- Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing… — Chinua Achebe
- Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs. — Sri Aurobindo
- I hate fishing, and I can't imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car and drive. — Joseph Barbera
- People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine… — Mikhail Bakunin
- I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they… — James A. Baldwin
- Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. — James A. Baldwin
- I can't imagine what it would be like being James Bond 24 hours. That must be exhausting. — Javier Bardem
- Imagine the situation between Israel and Palestine. It's such a big mess. You can be on one side or the other. But… — Javier Bardem
- I grew up in a house that had a whole lot of trouble. As much trouble as you could imagine. — Lynda Barry
- In every language you can imagine, I've had people say 'Appetite For Destruction' is the soundtrack to their lives. I don't think… — Steven Adler