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Quote by H. L. Mencken

“The other day a dog peed on me. A bad sign.”

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H. L. Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. Born on September 12, 1880, and passing away on January 29, 1956, Mencken is renowned for his significant contributions to American culture and language, particularly through his satirical essays and critical analyses of the American establishment. more

“He was an Afghan Hound name Kabul. Since him I have had other Afghan Hounds.... Perhaps I am looking for his ghost. He is the only one that I sometimes think about. Often, if he comes in to my mind when I am working, it alters what I do. The nose on the face I am drawing gets longer and sharper. The hair of the woman I am sketching gets longer and fluffy, resting against her cheeks like his ears rested against his head.”

Ifs Thinking Mind Sometimes Faces Names Dog Hair Ears Drawing Ghost Noses Working It Cheeks Hounds Afghan Sketching Fluffy Kabul

Author:Pablo Picasso

“There's nothing so similar to one poodle dog as another poodle dog, and that goes for women, too.”

Dog Poodles Poodle Dogs

Author:Pablo Picasso

“What's the point if you make something that's not you, and you're successful? You have to perform it the rest of your life.”

Ifs Successful Rest Of Your Life

Author:Gloria Estefan

“To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company. Go wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense Weigh thy opinion against Providence.”

Thinking Desire Asks Natural Company Opinion Fire Sky Dog Bears Equal Angel Wings Scales Faithful Providence Wiser Faithful Dogs

Book:The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., with Notes and Illustrations, by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks by William Roscoe, Esq

Source: The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., with Notes and Illustrations, by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks by William Roscoe, Esq

“There was this little shaggy dog on it, and Frank Weatherwax was working the dog. One day we were all sitting around, and Frank said, listen, my brother Rudd just got the rights back from MGM for Lassie, and said have your agent check into it. I did, and I went for a screen test.”