Quote by H. L. Mencken on Mortality and Time
“Man weeps to think that he will die so soon; woman, that she was born so long ago.”
H. L. Mencken
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Quote by Walter Lippmann about Good Leadership
“The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.”
Walter Lippmann
Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche about God and Praise
“I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Quote by H. L. Mencken on Sunday School and Parental Conscience
“A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.”
H. L. Mencken
Character and Experiences – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Character is determined more by the lack of certain experiences than by those one has had.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
You cannot control your own population by force – Noam Chomsky
“You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.”
Noam Chomsky
H. L. Mencken Quote on Marriage and Men
“No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not.”
H. L. Mencken
Political Double Standards – Quote by Harry Browne
“Being a politician means never having to say you’re sorry. You don’t have to say, ‘I never should have voted to subsidize that ridiculous Enron project in India.’ … After all, they’re greedy businessmen and you’re a selfless public servant.”
Harry Browne
“History Says, See You Later” – Quote by Eduardo Galeano
“History never really says goodbye. History says, see you later.”
Eduardo Galeano
“For sailors who love the wind” – Quote by Eduardo Galeano
“For sailors who love the wind, memory is a good port of departure.”
Eduardo Galeano