#act

Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#either #every #human #morality #must

Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#arts #discovered #error #exposed #life

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#fact #lies #lives #money #overestimated

Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction; that it pleases if we also do not possess it and we are still far removed from demanding to possess it. ↗

— Moses Mendelssohn

#appears #beauty #considered #demanding #far

A God is thinkable, therefore a God is also actually present. ↗

— Moses Mendelssohn

#also #god #present #therefore #thinkable

We would be able neither to remember nor to reflect nor to compare nor to think, indeed, we would not even be the person who we were a moment ago, if our concepts were divided among many and were not to be encountered somewhere together in their most exact combination. ↗

— Moses Mendelssohn

#ago #among #combination #compare #concepts

Actors used to carry films because people would have to actually go to the movies to see them. It was the only place. But now there's none of that mystique, and so there's less of a reason to buy a ticket. ↗

— Eva Mendes

#because #buy #carry #films #go

'Anchorman' is my favorite movie of all time and Ron Burgundy is one of my favorite characters of all time. It's my 'Gone With the Wind.' ↗

— Eva Mendes

#characters #favorite #gone #gone with the wind #movie

I know I walk a fine line between being a respected actor and being what they call a sex symbol. ↗

— Eva Mendes

#being #between #call #fine #fine line

I might act like it's an accident but the opposite is true. I'm incredibly calculated when it comes to my career. ↗

— Eva Mendes

#act #calculated #career #comes #i