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Takes Quotes by H. L. Mencken
- How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach in the spaghetti, a woman's laugh.
- I believe that any man who takes the liberty of another into his keeping is bound to become a tyrant, and that any man who…
- Two simple principles lie at the bottom of the whole matter, and they may be precipitated into two rules. The first is that, when there…
- It takes a long while for a naturally trustful person to reconcile himself to the idea that after all God will not help him
- An author, like any other so-called artist, is a man in whom the normal vanity of all men is so vastly exaggerated that he finds…
- The truth is that the scientific value of Polar exploration is greatly exaggerated. The thing that takes men on such hazardous trips is really not…
- The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. Liberty is not…
- As for Lindbergh, another eminent servant of science, all he proved by his gaudy flight across the Atlantic was that God takes care of those…
- It takes no more actual sagacity to carry on the everyday hawking and haggling of the world, or to ladle out its normal doses of…
- All the political seers and sorcerers seem to be agreed that the coming Presidential campaign will be full of bitterness, and that most of it…
- It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause.
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- It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising,… — Isaac Asimov
- I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his… — Chinua Achebe
- It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch… — Red Auerbach
- Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight… — Marcus Aurelius
- Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one another, hopefully… — Diane Ackerman
- It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true. — Roger Babson
- I do better on the first three takes; I won't be better at 20 takes. — Kevin Bacon
- Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent. — Kevin Bacon
- I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to… — Kevin Bacon
- I have advice for people - period - who are in unhealthy relationships: Follow your heart. It will get you to where… — Erykah Badu