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
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There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press
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Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
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Vote: The only commodity that is peddleable without a license.
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A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.
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Never let formal education get in the way of your learning.
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I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.
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The nation is divided, half patriots and half traitors, and no man can tell which from which.
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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
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'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.
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The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.
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Comedy keeps the heart sweet.
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Prohibition only drives drunkenness behind doors and into dark places, and does not cure it or even diminish it.
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If you don't like the weather in New England now, just wait a few minutes.
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If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.