Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyerand its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "The Great American Novel"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 November 1835
CountryUnited States of America
people losing-friends lost-friendship
You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can't forget. Those are your 'friends
religious yield natural-instinct
Conformity—the natural instinct to passively yield to that vague something recognized as authority.
inspirational life procrastination
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.
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If we would learn what the human race really is at bottom, we need only observe it in election times.
love inspirational life
Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss SLOWLY. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.
class america criminals
Congress: America's only true criminal class.
self media america
Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the media, for they will steal your HONOR. That awful power, the public opinion of a nation, is created in America by a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditching and shoemaking and fetched up in journalism on their way to the poorhouse.
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I could be an idiot, or I can serve in Congress, but I repeat myself.
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Indecency, vulgarity, obscenity - these are strictly confined to man; he invented them. Among the higher animals there is no trace of them. They hide nothing. They are not ashamed.
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College is a place where a professor's lecture notes go straight to the students' lecture notes, without passing through the brains of either.
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Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
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The truth hurts, but silence kills.
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Our lives, our liberty, and our property are never in greater danger than when Congress is in session.
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Happiness is a Swedish sunset; it is there for all, but most of us look the other way and lose it