Famous Quotes
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Quotations by Mark Twain
There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Ch. 1
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Autobiography
Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run. A Curious Dream `The Facts concerning the Recent Resignation'
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you. Following the Equator, Ch. 45
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practise either of them. Following the Equator , heading of Ch. 20
Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. The Innocents Abroad , Ch. 7
They spell it Vinci and pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always spell better than they pronounce. - The Innocents Abroad , Ch. 19
The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them. - Notebooks
Familiarity breeds contempt - and children. - Notebooks
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his heart no man much respects himself. - Notebooks
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of other persons. - Notebooks
Adam was but human - this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. - Pudd'nhead Wilson's , Ch. 2
There ain't no way to find out why a snorer can't hear himself snore. - Tom Sawyer Abroad
Something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. - Definition of a classic of literature Speech at Nineteenth Century Club, New York, 20 Nov 1900
Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. On learning that his obituary had been published in the New Journal . - Cable to the Associated Press
Scarce, sir. Mighty scarce. Responding to the question `In a world without women what would men become?' - Attrib.
To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know because I've done it a thousand times. Referring to giving up smoking. - Attrib.
Quotes about Sport
If he got a black eye, he must have done it himself. Harvey Smith British show jumper, on being accused of assault, - Sept 1993.
He's a well-balanced athlete. He's got a chip on both shoulders. Derek Redmond 400-metre runner, on runner Linford Christie, - Aug 1993.
We train hard, but we also believe in our special foods like pasta, risotto, and good red wine. Maurilio De Zolt Italian cross-country skier, explaining an Italian victory over Norway in the Winter Olympics, March 1994.
I don't understand why they run, run, run. They never change their speed. They go, go, go. They lose the ball. The ball comes back at them. They go, go, go again. They lose the ball. The ball comes back at them. Pele Brazilian soccer player, on English football, June 1995.
The body's good, but the heart is tired. Martina Navratilova Czech-born US tennis player, on retiring, Nov 1994.
