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Me Quotes by Mark Twain
- 'Don't you worry, and don't you hurry.' I know that phrase by heart, and if all other music should perish out of the world it…
- I have never seen what to me seemed an atom of proof that there is a future life. And yet-I am inclined to expect one.
- I would not read the proof of one of my books for any fair & reasonable sum whatever, if I could get out of it.…
- I can teach anybody how to get, what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me…
- I have no race prejudices, and I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed I know it. I can…
- Stars are good too. I wish I could get some to put in my hair. But I suppose I never can. You would be surprised…
- I have been scientifically studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so-called,) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I…
- Nothing agrees with me. If I drink coffee, it gives me dyspepsia; if I drink wine, it gives me the gout; if I go to…
- We could use up two Eternities in learning all that is to be learned about our own world and the thousands of nations that have…
- ...fry me an optimist for breakfast.
- As one boy said, 'I was thinking all these horrible thoughts about my parents when suddenly it hit me-if they're all that bad, how come…
- It makes one hope and believe that a day will come when, in the eye of the law, literary property will be as sacred as…
- If the bubble reputation can be obtained only at the cannon's mouth, I am willing to go there for it, provided the cannon is empty.…
- Well, my book is written-let it go. But if it were only to write over again there wouldn't be so many things left out. They…
- The waves most washed me off the raft sometimes, but I hadn't any clothes on, and didn't mind.
- There's nobody for me to attack in this matter even with soft and gentle ridicule-and I shouldn't ever think of using a grown up weapon…
- My philological studies have satisfied me that a gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing) in thirty hours, French in thirty days,…
- I don't speak German well but several experts have assured me that I write it like an angel. Maybe so, maybe so- I don't know.…
- One compliment can keep me going for a whole month.
- I'm pushing 60 years of age...and that's enough exercise for me.
- I wrote 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huck Finn' for adults exclusively, and it always distressed me when I find that boys and girls have been allowed…
- Tell me about a person's family, friends, and community, and I'll tell you what his opinions are.
- This morning arrives a letter from my ancient silver-mining comrade, Calvin H. Higbie, a man whom I have not seen nor had communication with for…
- The piano may do for love-sick girls who lace themselves to skeletons, and lunch on chalk, pickles and slate pencils, but give me the banjo.
- It now seems plain to me that that theory ought to be vacated in favor of a new and truer one...the Descent of Man from…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale