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Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest. H. L. Mencken
Marriage Husband And Wife Wife Husband Giving Evidence Begin Discuss Whenever
We must be willing to pay a price for freedom. H. L. Mencken
Freedom Pay Willing Must Price
All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it. H. L. Mencken
Myself Men Frauds Some Admit Only Only Difference Between Deny Difference Them
Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient. H. L. Mencken
Good Become Husbands Never Merely Proficient
I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense. H. L. Mencken
Sports Hate Sense Hates Likes Person Common Common Sense Who
The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt. H. L. Mencken
Only Contempt Cure
Life is a dead-end street. H. L. Mencken
Life Life Is A Street
The most important sign in Matthew has to be the restoration of the Jews to the land in the rebirth of Israel. Hal Lindsey
Important Jews Sign Restoration Most Israel Matthew The Most Important Land Rebirth
When the Jewish people, after nearly 2,000 years of exile, under relentless persecution, became a nation again on 14 May 1948 the 'fig tree' put forth its first leaves. Jesus said that this would indicate that He was 'at the door,' ready to return. Hal Lindsey
People First Nation Tree Jewish People Relentless Would Indicate He Put Return Became Ready Said Leaves Exile Years Persecution May Door After Again Forth Fig Nearly Jesus Jewish
I have no mouth, and I must scream. Harlan Ellison
Mouth Must Scream
We've got technological wonders around us, and we've used them to abrogate all responsibility for everything in our lives. Harlan Ellison
Responsibility Our Everything Our Lives Around Got Wonders Them Us Used Lives Technological
To say more, is to say less. Harlan Ellison
Say More Less
All you have to do is look out around you at the good things you've done, and you'll know how good you are. Harlan Ellison
Good You Good Things Out Know Look Around How Done Things
I'm not nearly as significant as Ralph Nader or the local plumber. Harlan Ellison
Ralph Ralph Nader Local Significant Plumber Nearly
Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature. Harold Coffin
Time Nature Age Mother Father Starts Father Time Catching Period Mother Nature Up Middle Middle Age Awkward
The purpose of education is to keep a culture from being drowned in senseless repetitions, each of which claims to offer a new insight. Harold Rosenberg
Education Culture Claims Insight Purpose Drowned New Repetitions Offer Being Senseless Which Each Keep
I WAS born a slave; but I never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away. Harriet Ann Jacobs
Happy Born Never Had Knew Passed Till Years Childhood Six Happy Childhood Away Slave
Death is better than slavery. Harriet Ann Jacobs
Death Better Than Slavery
What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honorable, than that of teaching? Harriet Martineau
Responsibility Ought Honorable More Qualifications Involves Than Office Which Requires Teaching Therefore
If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power. Harriet Martineau
Power Half Society Other Civilization Over Sure Sought None Test Condition Which
There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land. Harriet Martineau
Life Mind My Life Few Possession More Had Piece Genial Been Effect Than Few Things Which Land Things
In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible to have a relatively free and peaceful country. No income tax, no foreign wars, no welfare state, no intrusions on civil liberties. Harry Browne
People World Welfare Free Country State Relatively Liberties Possible Civil Civil Liberties Proof Inspiration Over Looked Welfare State Foreign Existence Very America Tax Wars Peaceful Income Income Tax
Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing. Harry Browne
Freedom Responsibility Same Thing Same Interconnected Thing Things
If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language. Haruki Murakami
You Language Kind About Something Something New New Talk Make Make Up New Kind Up Want
I try and write the way things happen. I don't try and fulfill people's wishes. Harvey Pekar
People Try Way Write Wishes Happen Fulfill Things Things Happen
You can find heroism everyday, like guys working terrible jobs because they've got to support their families. Or as far as humor, the things I see on the job, on the street, are far funnier than anything you'll ever see on TV. Harvey Pekar
You Humor Job Heroism Everyday Jobs TV Find See Guys Support Like Terrible Because Got Families Than As Far As Anything Far Working Ever Street Things Funnier
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