Quotes by American authors

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"An indictment is not a conviction"

Howard Coble, Politician

"The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each to himself. And that is the most complicated thing on earth"

Edward Steichen, Photographer

"Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn"

Fulton J. Sheen, Clergyman

"Lady Limelight is a jealous lady. She wants all of your attention. You don't have any time to think of anything else but Lady Limelight, because pretty soon that light will be shinning on somebody else. So you better do it while you can"

Buck Owens, Musician

"And it's not only films, I'm pretty unaware of anything that's going on in popular culture right now"

Brad Bird, Cartoonist

"The first breath of adultery is the freest; after it, constraints aping marriage develop"

John Updike, Novelist

Janis Joplin

"Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers"

Janis Joplin, Musician

"If you're not brave, you're not going to be free"

Newt Gingrich, Politician

"America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections"

Thomas E. Mann, Sociologist

"To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering"

Aldo Leopold, Environmentalist

Jacqueline Cochran

"To live without risk for me would be tantamount to death"

Jacqueline Cochran, Aviator

"When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic"

Carl Rogers, Psychologist

H. L. Mencken

"We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

H. L. Mencken

"The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

H. L. Mencken

"Don't overestimate the decency of the human race"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

H. L. Mencken

"No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

H. L. Mencken

"Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

H. L. Mencken

"The only really happy folk are married women and single men"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

H. L. Mencken

"Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

H. L. Mencken

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"America is another name for opportunity"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as creative writing"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Mark Twain

"If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat"

Mark Twain, Author

Mark Twain

"There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress"

Mark Twain, Author

Mark Twain

"The lack of money is the root of all evil"

Mark Twain, Author

Mark Twain

"Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable"

Mark Twain, Author

Mark Twain

"Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven"

Mark Twain, Author

Mark Twain

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest"

Mark Twain, Author

Mark Twain

"Work is a necessary evil to be avoided"

Mark Twain, Author

Anthony J. D'Angelo

"The only real failure in life is the failure to try"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

Anthony J. D'Angelo

"Your life is a result of the choices you make... If you don't like your life, it is time to start making better choices"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

Anthony J. D'Angelo

"Know people for who they are rather than for what they are"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

Anthony J. D'Angelo

"Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

Anthony J. D'Angelo

"Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community"

Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author

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