Mark Twain Quotes, Science Quotes, Accomplishment Quotes

I never could do anything with figures, never had any talent for mathematics, never accomplished anything in my efforts at that rugged study, and to-day the only mathematics I know is multiplication, and the minute I get away up in that, as soon as I reach nine times seven- [He lapsed into deep thought, trying to figure nine times seven. Mr. McKelway whispered the answer to him.] I've got it now. It's eighty-four. Well, I can get that far all right with a little hesitation. After that I am uncertain, and I can't manage a statistic.

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Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxllwcp is pronounced Jackson.

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Nothing helps scenery like bacon and eggs.

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Man is a marvelous curiosity...he thinks he is the Creator's pet...he even believes the Creator loves him; has passion for him; sits up nights to admire him; yes and watch over him and keep him out of trouble. He prays to him and thinks he listens. Isn't it a quaint idea.

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Self-approval is acquired mainly from the approval of other people.

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There is no salvation for us but to adopt Civilization and lift ourselves down to its level.

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The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad.

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A railroad is like a lie you have to keep building it to make it stand.

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If you want to change the future, you must change what you're doing in the present.

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It is the will of God that we must have critics and missionaries and congressmen and humorists, and we must bear the burden

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Hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, political, or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations and sympathies.

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The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.

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Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination.

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How many of you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hand.

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I was sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they have a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead, Spencer is dead, so is Milton, so is Shakespeare, and I’m not feeling so well myself.

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The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this.

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Imagination labors best in distant fields.

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If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.

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A Patriot is someone who stands for his country always, and for his government when it is deserved.

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I believe I have no prejudices whatsoever. All I need to know is that a man is a member of the human race. That's bad enough for me.

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